On a Newsnight special on BBC 2 tonight, about the Iraq war one year on, Salam Pax was given a few minutes to talk to other Iraqis about the pluses and the minuses and to give his own view. His conclusion, written on a card (like Bob Dylan on whichever song it is):
It is not going to be easy, but it was totally worth it.(Updated at 3.00 PM on March 17: 'Subterranean Homesick Blues'. Hat tip: Ben Jones.)