To Die For

Oliver catches the irony of sending thousands of Americans to die so that Moqtada Al Sadr can become one of, if not the most powerful person in Iraq.

The New York Times story (which Oliver links) details Al Sadr's incredible play for power. Somebody needs to tell Lesley Stahl that she missed the boat with the Chalabi rebirth story --- it is the Islamic Fundamentalists who we've enabled and emboldened in Iraq and throughout the Middle East.


Of course, there's also the continuing evidence of Death Squad activity to consider. The righties tell us we shouldn't be expecting to get any George Washingtons, but they failed to tell us to expect new Saddam's, just with an extreme religious twist that the chicks are sure to love.