I've already posted this in one of the other Iraq threads. But since people are talking here about patriotism, I thought it was worth posting here too.

"Here's an article which articulates many of the reactions to the war which I share, but written by someone who is more familiar with US history, and expressed in terms which might let our sincerely patriotic and thoughtful American friends realise how much of the rest of the world views their country's current behaviour.
Article by Jonathan Freedland."