You will be assilimated...

Someday soon they will have to admit there's a full blown civil war going on in Iraq. The big brass are pushing the party line of increased violence over the constitution but ominously add the document wasn't exactly what we had hoped for. Apparently it falls so far short of expectations they're now predicting troop cuts will not be possible in the foreseeable future.

"In a world where evil is still very real, democratic principles must be backed with power in all its forms," Rice said. "Any champion of democracy who promotes principle without power can make no real difference in the lives of oppressed people."

Yeah, tell it to Ghandi. I think what she really meant to say was, "We have no principles so we're going to use all our firepower to oppress these people into compliance with our plan."

...resistance is futile.