Bush is fighting World War III-- is anyone else?

First it was a crusade, now it's World War III. Osama bin Laden has described it that way, but no one else, to my knowledge. The more desperate this administration gets, the more bizarre flailing they do in the name of... I can't even tell what, except to use whatever means they can to bolster support for their unswerving committment to disastrous policies.

But he said he agreed with the description of David Beamer, whose son Todd died in the crash, who in a Wall Street Journal commentary last month called it "our first successful counter-attack in our homeland in this new global war -- World War III".

Bush said: "I believe that. I believe that it was the first counter-attack to World War III.

"It was, it was unbelievably heroic of those folks on the airplane to recognize the danger and save lives," he said.

Whether it's pimping a tragedy, co-opting the symbolism of WWII, or attempting to stoke racial fear, the White House will apparently do anything they can just to avoid the one thing they need to do-- adopt a realistic foreign policy.

I'm sure Fearless Leader was thrilled to have a chance to declare this a global war, but the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks are still at large and Iraq had no ties to them. If this is actually a world war, the White House certainly isn't fighting it.