In the context of the presidential debates going on in the US, the positions of the incumbent and thechallenger on Iraq differ only in assigning blame for waging the war. Neither John Kerry nor George W. Bushare very clear on what to do with the mess that Iraq has become. While Papa Bush was able to defer the problemby keeping Iraq contained, his son having reopened Pandora’s box is now grappling desperately to contain theunleashed furies.