Just listening to the CNN anchor interviewing Iraq’s UN ambassador. She asked him if he thought that Saddam Hussein was innocent, and merely “misunderstood” by President Bush and America. The question isn’t as bad as it sounds–she obviously didn’t believe that herself, judging by her tone. But he didn’t even seem to understand the question.

A smart regime, even if a monstrous one, would want to have the smoothest possible representatives to things like, say, the UN. What does it say about a regime that can’t find a UN ambassador who can comprehend plain English? We aren’t just dealing with thugs here–we’re dealing with stupid, delusional thugs. Unfortunately, they continue to be aided by many who let their hatred of the US rule their thoughts and actions.