Shorter Bush

You know, some people are rattled by this:

Pressed on why he thought this strategy would succeed where previous efforts had failed, Mr. Bush shot back: “Because it has to.”

They search for the best way to describe a President who engages in military policy opposed by his Joint Chiefs and contradicted by his own brand-new counterinsurgency policy, who doesn't seem to understand the difference between goals and strategy, recycles last year's "Plan for Victory" with more troops, and is apparently hell-bent on starting a war with Iran ... a man incapable of calculating risk versus reward, or even understanding that hope is not a plan ...

The geeks have it cold. The rest of you just won't get it, but --



George Bush is Leeroy Jenkins, baby.

I so want the t-shirt with a picture of Bush and Leeroy's name under it. That video summarizes in two minutes what's it felt like watching Bush for the last six years.

Bonus serious links:

Juan Cole comments

US Troops hit an Iranian Consulate in Kurdish territory

Troops for the surge will come from Afghanistan

Now the number of attacks on troops is "classified"

There seem to be issues with equipment for the new guys, too.

(UPDATE: wow, heavy linkage. Here's the latest Index Page for you new folk. Welcome to the geekery)