[I just consolidated Xan’s post and mine. There are two explanations for any state of human affairs: Fuck up, and conspiracy. Xan says Fuck up, I say conspiracy.]

Xan: It’s a Fuckup
Displaying the immense grasp of the intricacies of geopolitics for which He has been recognized worldwide, the near-omnipotent subtlety of thought, Dear Leader solves the Middle East’s current crisis. My God, why were we not blessed with his wisdom long ago?

”See the irony is that what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this s—- and it’s over,” Bush told Blair as he chewed on a buttered roll.  Read more