Hmmmm...Iraqis marching against Sadr, his army and support being whittled away by judicious use of American force, and by a lack of support even in his own home town, including his fellow religious leaders putting pressure on him...might this not result in a feeling amongst Iraqis, the regular Iraqis who want a future free of the threat of death by thug, a feeling of "empowerment" - that they really can get it together and take control of things for themselves. And might the events in Abu Ghraib, which, along with the American response, ordinary Iraqis are far better able to put into perspective than anyone else, might they not show that the liberators, while good, are not perfect, and that Iraqis will need to start relying on themselves even more? And might these things all be coming together in some way?

And isn't that just what we want?