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Monday, September 18, 2006

More madness from Rumsfeld

This is incredible. Behold:

SECRETARY RUMSFELD: The fact of the matter is - if Saddam Hussein were still in power in Iraq, he would be rolling in petrol dollars. Think of the price of oil today. He would have so much money. And he would be seeing the Iranians interested in a nuclear program, he would be seeing the North Koreans developing a nuclear program, and he’d say well why shouldn’t he - and he would. So we’re fortunate that he’s gone.

First, the fact that the administration still can't justify their war after more than three years is beyond disturbing. Second, high oil prices came after the invasion, and are explained in no small part by the recent, that is post-invasion instability in the region. Third, he's actually acknowledging that the US attacked a country with no nuclear program rather than two members of the "Axis of Evil" who do have nuclear ambitions. Brilliant.