[justshutupandtakeit]

I certainly have read enough of them to be an expert. Yours qualifies through its inane attempt to divide the administration and weaken it in the eyes of the American people.

[montag813]

I certainly have read enough of them to be an expert. Yours qualifies through its inane attempt to divide the administration and weaken it in the eyes of the American people.

And how exactly am I doing that? Do you deny that the State Department works tirelessly to undermine the West Wing on matter of foreign policy? If you say no, you are either purposely ignorant or merely unaware. I am willing to give you the benefit of the doubt on this, despite your nasty and accusatory tone. The Arabist and Internationalist factions in the DoS are islands unto themselves, with agendas which do not reflect the President's views. The battle behind the scenes just to ostracize Arafat in 2002, for example, was fiercely fought by Foggy Bottom, and was Cheney's first major victory.