[mburbank]

So, then, where do you come down on our trying to win hearts and minds (not just in this war, but as a matter of course) by insullting the enemies intelligence? What kind of luck have we had with progbrams like this so far? Are they free?

Is Iraqi moronic screed a justification for ours?

I bet the folks who dreamed up and produced the conan obrien rip off got paid better than I ever will, and I'd put money on the table that the impact (aside from employing a comic who speaks arabic) is zippo.

What's the point? The point is we're stupid and undignified and we waste pefectly good money on nonsensical, pointless crap as if killing folks wasn't costly enough to begin with. It may not be a new point, but it's worth underlining.