So the Guardian's in trouble for taking an interest in American politics. It may have gone a strange way about it, but it certainly reflected many countries' fears of what would happen to the rest of the world if America if we had a warlord for another four years. First Iraq, then where?

The most sensible thing to do with Iraq, if you were going to invade, was to clean up after you. As you enter the country and tear up roads and fields and destroy crops and buildings, you should follow up with a rebuilding programme and a crop replacement programme. Set up schools and hospitals as you go. Seems straightforward to me. So, Bush if you get back in and you invade another country, try putting it right just as soon as you can. Think of it: 10:15 a.m. destroy village. 13:45 start rebuilding it. Easy!