It's early in the morning, and I'm seeing Iraqis jumping up and down in the street. The expressions on their faces are those of unmitigated joy. These are no scripted demonstrations. And it does my heart good to see them happy after such an awful, awful period in their history.

There are those who have said calling this action is not "liberation" but rather invasion. So far -- and the story's not over yet -- but so far, what I see is a strong vote for: "I have been liberated!"