Good News/Bad News

Glenn Kessler and Philip P. Pan, Washington Post Staff Writers today wrote a thorough analysis of how Bush bungled negotiations with Turkey, resulting in the latter's rejection of the deployment of American troops in Turkey for the planned northern-front invasion into Iraq. The good news (for Iraq) is that this means the troops meant for the northern front are now being transported to Southern Iraq and won't be ready for deployment until mid-April. The bad news (for everyone) is that every minute this war is extended due to delays means more massacred men, women and children.