And I’m very glad to see that at least someone in the press isn’t falling prey to the usual schmaltz and patriotism for today. Check out Maureen Dowd’s latest column. (Free reg required, blah blah)
And slightly more seriously, Tom Friedman offers a more talmudic interpretation.
Yonatan Zunger’s Blog 
I have some good ones on my LJ (Shame-Lite Plug).