Actually, people and the media here seem kind of disgusted with Iraq and Afghanistan, wishing they would just go away. I suspect that's probably the main reason you didn't read anything.

What'd be interesting is if (when?) things start heating up again over there. I think at that point you'll have a lot of people getting really pissed about the whole thing and demanding a withdrawal. We'll see...

Hi Bruce - yeah, I understand the U.S. disgust. I really wasn't expecting to see anything in the U.S. media because it's a slap in Bush's face. But in this case it's the Aussies - we've got a new government that said by golly, we're leaving Iraq and bringing the troops home. They talked to Condi the other day and laid out the timetable. No hard feelings but this war sucks and we don't want any part of it. You'd think the government here would be trumpeting the accomplishment.