This was not how Bush and Blair said it would be. It is already clear that the 'short sharp shock' that we were promised is now giving way to a far more prolonged campaign.
In the past few weeks tens of thousands of school students have made an extraordinary entrance into political activism. On the day war broke out waves of walkouts, sit-ins and protests against the attack on Iraq swept the country, completely confounding journalistic stereotypes of 'apathetic youth'.
There may be profits to be made from securing control of Iraq oilfield at the end the war, but US companies are already cashing in as they queue to secure contracts to repair infrastructure currently being destroyed.
Having failed to steamroller the United Nations Security Council into supporting its invasion of Iraq, the US has created a tinpot 'coalition of the willing' instead.
Train guards began their first national strikes since privatisation at the end of last month in response to persistent attempts by train operators to diminish their safety role.