'Appeasement'
President Bush adds to the growing body of evidence that we're in the middle of the Worst Historical Analogies Ever War. Charles has already diagnosed the problem as the 'Bullshit Multiplier Effect.' ... I mean, 'Hitler' and 'Nazis' and 'appeasement' are so 2002-2003 -- and we all know where those analogies got us. ... President Bush's key quote:

We have an obligation to call this what it is: the false comfort of appeasement, which has been repeatedly discredited by history.

He's clueless that what's been discredited by recent history is his past false citing of the appeasement argument. ... By pure coincidence, David Ignatius, hours before the president's speech, wrote a column about the administration's blown diplomatic opportunities over the years. ... BTW: Hub Blog recently read David's new book 'Body of Lies.' Pretty good. Not great. Pretty good. I could have gone without the protagonist's blubbering over his girlfriend at the end. ...

Update -- Watch this. The guy literally doesn't know what 'appeasement' means, but, God damn it, he's against it. ... Go to halfway point for the fun stuff. ...  ¶ 7:22 AM