I wonder if these are the same "officials" that said Saddam was going to launch crop dusters filled with nerve gas off of ships, that he was working on nukes, that it would be a $50 billion war (said money to be spread around the Coalition), over in 6 months at the most, that the US would be greeted as liberators, and so on. They must feel, with some justification, that the American people are complete dupes.

"Iran is secretly forging ties with al-Qaida elements and Sunni Arab militias in Iraq in preparation for a summer showdown with coalition forces intended to tip a wavering US Congress into voting for full military withdrawal, US officials say."

Obviously you can fool some of the people all of the time. Called "True Believers".

Arf