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Maybe this whole debate is simply a measure of the war’s success. Instead of talking about tens of thousands of Iraqis and Americans slaughtered in a grisly showdown over Baghdad, we’re focusing on the destruction of artwork. But people seem to have forgotten that the fall of Baghdad could very easily have been a horrific battle. Our perfect hindsight makes it easy to criticize the Coalition for not sprinkling a tank here and there to protect important museums; after all, a counter-attack never materialized. Yet these are not realistic demands, for isolated...
...Baathification that both critics and proponents of the invasion had insisted would ultimately be necessary. There was no telling how many party leaders had escaped, whether they fled to Syria, as Rumsfeld suggested they had, or were holed up in Tikrit, preparing to mount one last showdown. By the end of the week, the Pentagon was handing out decks of playing cards with the faces of the most-wanted Iraqi leaders, so the soldiers could play go fish...
...Harvard men’s tennis team remained perfect in the Ivies with wins over Princeton and Penn this weekend, setting up a showdown with Brown—the only other undefeated Ivy team—for the league championship on Friday...
...Harvard women’s tennis team entered the weekend undefeated in Ivy play with only two matches remaining. On Friday afternoon, it made quick work of Princeton in a 6-1 victory to set up a showdown with fellow Ivy unbeaten No. 39 Penn the following...
...Crimson will have the opportunity to stretch its winning streak to two as it prepares for a showdown at Ivy rival Princeton on Saturday...