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September 23, 2003
SHRUB'S FOLLY
Shush. A minute of silence, please. President Bush is speaking at this moment to the U.N. General Assembly about the so-called liberation of Iraq, known as Shrub's Folly by many U.S. government officials who prefer to remain anonymous so as to not lose their jobs.
Postscript: His speech has just ended. "Across Iraq," he said, "life is being improved by liberty. ... Across the world, nations are more secure because an ally of terror has fallen." Really, that's what he said. He also briefly spoke about Afghanistan, nuclear proliferation and -- at what seemed like weirdly greater length to me -- the need to combat the international sex trade. Since when was that elevated to the top of the U.S. agenda? Has he been reading my favorite French novelist, Michel Houellebecq?
Posted by at September 23, 2003 10:52 AM