Megalomania + stupidity =
"And as Lieutenant General Caldwell said today in his briefing in Baghdad, it is possible, although we don't have a clear pathway into the minds of terrorists, it is possible that they are trying to use violence right now as a way of influencing the elections."
-Tony Snow
"They believe insurgents are intensifying attacks against American soldiers now in an attempt to influence November's mid-term elections." - Richard Engel, NBC freaking news, on the "opinions" of US soldiers in Iraq
"It's no coincidence that the surge in attacks against coalition forces and subsequent increase in U.S. casualties coincide with our increased presence on the streets in Baghdad and the run-up to the American midterm elections." - Lieutenant General Caldwell, as reported by CNN
Stupid isn't an adequate adjective for what's going on though. A true description requires the addition of the words corrupt, fear-mongering, hypocrital, and so on
BLEH. Politics.
-Tony Snow
"They believe insurgents are intensifying attacks against American soldiers now in an attempt to influence November's mid-term elections." - Richard Engel, NBC freaking news, on the "opinions" of US soldiers in Iraq
"It's no coincidence that the surge in attacks against coalition forces and subsequent increase in U.S. casualties coincide with our increased presence on the streets in Baghdad and the run-up to the American midterm elections." - Lieutenant General Caldwell, as reported by CNN
Stupid isn't an adequate adjective for what's going on though. A true description requires the addition of the words corrupt, fear-mongering, hypocrital, and so on
BLEH. Politics.