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President Bush's secret visit to Baghdad dramatized his commitment to the war and the troops. But it has not put to rest criticism that he has been unwilling to pay the proper respect to those who fought and died. "It's absolutely appropriate to be honoring our soldiers overseas in battle on a day like Thanksgiving," said Chris Lehane, a top adviser to presidential candidate Wesley Clark. But that's not sufficient. "It is more important to honor them every day," including "to appropriately honor the heroes coming back in caskets...
...President cares. Bush has met privately with families and has written a letter to every one. And during his Thanksgiving Day address to the troops in Baghdad, he paid tribute to their fallen comrades. In the middle of a war, that is how the Commander in Chief can best honor the dead--in the context not of mourning but of resolve; with acknowledgment of loss, but within a larger demonstration of defiance...
...best way to honor the dead is to vindicate their sacrifice by winning the war so they will not have died in vain. And this war will be won only when Iraqis are convinced that America, while grieving, will not retreat. This requires--and the paradox is cruel--muting public presidential displays of grief until the war is done...
...samurai--whose honor demands that they fight only with swords, bows and arrows--must go against an army of howitzers and Gatling guns. It's a great set piece, both militarily and cinematically, and one that allows us to mix shreds of hope with our doomy forebodings. And, indeed, a moral victory--of the kind that doesn't necessarily count in the win column--is achieved...
...Gregorio Armeno is given over to crèche scenes and figurines. The largest of Vienna's markets takes place in front of the Rathaus, or City Hall). At the Skansen open-air museum in Stockholm, look out for the procession of white-clad girls bearing candles in honor of St. Lucy (her feast is Dec. 13, the year's shortest day before the calendar change). European tour operators offer trips to most of these markets...