Friedman column, and a lit'rary catfight

I read this column on Iraq by Thomas Friedman in the Times this morning, and thought it was right on the beam.



Those of you who prefer the escapism of wordy folks bickering, check out the Letters section of Moby Lives. Ian Spiegelman and John Hodgeman (who I knew at school, full disclosure, very good guy) go toe-to-toe over Spiegelman's new novel, the inevitable Eggers, et cetera. Bracing!