Did Iraq Just Declare War On the U.S.?

Well, no, not quite. But, while the Iraqi government--in a communique Monday--condemned attacks on civilians, they said the insurgents had a "legitimate right" to kill Americans. Ironically, it was our idea to bring the factions together and to produce a consensus communique. Nothing like a common enemy to bring factions together, eh?

Or perhaps this is just self-defense by the Iraqi government: "kill them, not us."