Hi guys,

OK, let me wade in with my two cents worth. I live in the Niagara Peninsula where, during the War of 1812, we were invaded by our American cousins. Yes, literally our cousins, because many who settled in Niagara were Amercians who had remained loyal to the Crown and were then known as "United Empire Loyalists". When American General Winfield Scott made his way across what is now Southern Ontario heading east from Detroit toward Niagara, he proclaimed, "We are here to liberate you!" The problem was, of course, that we had no desire to be liberated. As a result our cousins burnt Niagara on the Lake, Queenston, St. Davids, and St. Catharines to the ground in December of 1813. In reprisal we burnt Baltimore and Washington and left Dolly Madison without a house to call a home. That's the reason the Whitehouse is white, it was charred so badly that it had to be whitewashed. People are funny when it comes to their sovereignty. You armed and trained the very people you are attacking. When someone keeps and trains a vicious, biting dog they aught not to be surprised when it turns and bites them.

So here's my word of advice. Start a few local blues societies in Iraq and then get the hell out! They don't want you there but they may dig the music!

Cheers,
Mojo Willie