...self-delusion. Remember when Wolfowitz, asked how many Americans had died in Iraq, underestimated by a substantial margin? He simply didn't know. What does that say about how important causualty rates were to him?

Sometimes when one comes face-to-face with the truth, the truth puts a finger in one's eye. Been there. When you've been wrong--really profoundly wrong--facing the truth is a tall order. (Admitedly, though, probably a whole lot easier to deal with than a bomb through the roof.)

And he's the guy who said ... that the Iraqi people would welcome us with open arms. Maybe he meant small arms...

Clever. Can't say I smiled at it though.

Thanks for the post, Bowser.