A rare occasion in which the Times publishes a letter that hits the nail on the head:

New York TimesApril 12, 2007Letters to the Editor To the Editor: David Brooks reports that “moderate Arab reformers” have traced the problems in Iraq, Iran and other Middle East hot spots to a country roughly the size of Massachusetts that dominates the affairs of its Arab neighbors and operates a puppet government in Washington as well.
O.K., but what do the hard-liners think? Michael SmithCynthiana, Ky.