Sit Down, Take a Deep Breath, and Try Not to Puke

Brian Zick

Rajiv Chandrasekaran in WaPo reports how Republican fealty to George Bush above all else was what fucked things up so horribly in Iraq. The article is five pages long in detailing vomit-inducing ideological stupidity, arrogance, ignorance - and self-appointed superiority - of staggering epic proportion, directly resulting in the current bloodbath and needless waste of lives and treasure.

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