Yep, Bush's dick is still big, and it's still swinging. Apparently, the Iraqi Clusterfuck has had no impact on Dear Leader's manly signalling abilities. A third carrier is heading toward the Gulf:

A second Navy carrier group is steaming toward the Persian Gulf, and NEWSWEEK has learned that a third carrier will likely follow.

And now, I'd like to take a moment to send a prayer to The God(s) of Our Choice, If Any:

To Whom It May Concern:

1. Let the Iranians not have studied the Millenium Challenge 2002 war game, and especially let them never have heard of General Paul Van Riper.

2. Let Our Betters in the Pentagon have taken the lessons of Millenium Challenge 2002 to heart.

Please. On this one, I'm begging you!

Because the tactics Van Riper used in the Millenium Challenge war game sank a substantial portion of the US Navy.

Those tactics? Low-tech small boat operations that remind me irresistibly of the low-tech IEDs that our high-tech, road-bound, petroleum-based ground forces are having so much trouble with.

NOTE NOTE Thanks to The Man in the Grey Turtleneck.