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A Number Of Iraqis Told Us They Had Welcomed The U.s. Forces As Liberators Initially But In The Intervening Months, They Had Come To Feel That They Had Swapped One Oppressive Regime For Another. The Iraqis Did Exchange One Oppression For A Lighter Kind, In Some Ways.

All These Years Of Thinking, Ending Up Like This: In Front Of All This Beauty, Understanding Nothing.

I Always Write The Lyrics First. There Are One Or Two Exceptions Over The Years, But That's Pretty Much The Way It's Been. The Process Of Applying Music To Words Is A Bit Like Scoring A Film. You've Got Imagery.

Abu Ghraib, As Bad As It Was, Can't Be Compared To What Saddam Was Doing To People.

Wave The Flag, Wave The Bible, Wave Your Sex Or Your Business Degree, Whatever You Want, Just Don't Wave That Thing At Me.