JONAH GOLDBERG: “It’s a small paradox of the war in Iraq. As support for the war inches up (according to a New York Times poll that so shocked the editors they demanded it be retaken), as the surge proves ever more encouraging and as Gen. David Petraeus’s confidence grows, enthusiasm for the democracy project in Iraq wanes.”

UPDATE: Reader Stan Brown says everyone is missing the point. Click “read more” for his argument.