The Art of War?

Iraq a 'work of art in progress' says US general after 49 dieJulian Borger in WashingtonFriday November 3, 2006The Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1938419,00.html

"On a day in which 49 people were killed or found dead around the country, Major General William Caldwell, the chief military spokesman, argued that Iraq was in transition, a process that was "not always a pleasant thing to watch.

"Every great work of art goes through messy phases while it is in transition. A lump of clay can become a sculpture. Blobs of paint become paintings which inspire," Maj Gen Caldwell told journalists in Baghdad's fortified green zone."

I don't know much about art, but I know what I don't like.