Wrong Metaphor

Bloomberg has more on Bush's speech to the Air Force Academy. It looks like he--like most of the idiot pundits these days--keeps using World War II metaphors to define the war in Iraq. Saddam as Hitler.

Um--wrong. I think the more useful comparison is Hussein as Ngo Dinh Diem--a once useful tool no longer suitable for US support, but more than worthy of US scorn. In addition to Vietnam, Tony Kushner, a former teacher of mine who was interviewed by the boorish Charlie Rose last night, brought up the comparison to Germany during the FIRST World War. Germany was a world power at the time, but one with a leader whose personal insecurities led him to embark on a disastrous policy.

George Wilhelm Bush. The man who yearned to be a "war president." Well, now he is. And let's face it: he doesn't have the first clue how to behave (see "Bring 'em on").

Rewarding someone like this with four more years to further damage US security interests--not to mention damage the US public image throughout the entire world--would be like giving a puppy a treat every time it took a crap on the floor.