Gulfstream

http://slate.msn.com/id/2081309/ On the Marines having second thoughts about draping an American flag from the head of Saddam’s statue: Fred Kaplan speculates that someone back at Centcom watching the toppling on CNN told them to remove it, which would make it a demonstration of both what shouldn’t happen, and what can and should—provided the coalition is pressured enough. (The comments, at the bottom, are interesting too.) 18:58