Who do they think they are, the Guardian?
: Tucked into a New York Times story from Baghdad about postwars rumors and urban legend — rumors that soldiers’ specs have X-ray vision — comes this gratuitous swipe:
Of course, Americans have been circulating their own kinds of legends, starting with the fantasies a few months ago that the occupying troops would be peacefully welcomed by a nation of grateful flower-waving citizens.
Show me the official predictions of that and I’ll show you the stories about Iraqis who were, in fact, relieved and welcoming.