Quote of the day, from
Quote of the day, from Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz:
"[Our long-range missles] should not be destroyed because they are practically within the range we are allowed to have," he said. "It would be quite unfair and unacceptable by any scientific and security standards ... Destruction should be based on a reason, a reason linked with questions of security and peace." (Emphasis mine.)
How's this for a reason: because you're NOT allowed to have them. I think it's hilarious that he says something like this on the day Iraq's useful idiots in the US and around the world staged mass protest to defend his boss. There are plenty of rational arguments that can be made against a war in Iraq (all of which, as a whole, are inferior to the arguments for war), but 99% of the buffoons on the streets today simply don't like Bush and think that he is the liar in this showdown. Of course, to believe that, you have to defend Saddam and say that he's telling the truth.
One wonders, after banned weapons keep getting discovered and Iraqi officials keep making statements like the above, when the cognitive disconnect will pop, and each of these protestors' heads will explode. It would be awfully funny if it happened at once. Pity to be the street cleaning guy, though. Although the mess would probably smell better than what you might expect, as they are most likely all vegetarians.
Posted by Matt at February 16, 2003 12:43 AM
