Face-Saving "Peace with honor"

OK, now we hear the trial balloon. Compound W may be finally getting the message, and are making noises that a pull out of Iraq may be the right thing to do.

They don't use the words "peace with honor," but that was the line in the waning days of Vietnam that the Nixon Administration used.

It's sad to me that adults need to engage in such face-saving exercises. It's like when Mom and Dad come home and they find the cookie jar empty. The kids were specifically told "Don't eat any cookies." The jar was full when the parents left. Yet, when they get back, it's almost empty. The kids try to deny that they ate cookies, and come up with myriad cockamamie stories about where the cookies went.

I'm all for "reclaiming your inner child," but this all goes a bit too far. Far better to tell the truth, take your lumps, and move on. Still, however we get there, it's nice to see the Bushies are coming around.

-Robert Capozzi