Excellant phrase.
He failed to connect one set of dots. There were many opportunities for infastructure destruction that were missed. Bridges, the oil terminal, the oil fields and refineries, channel mines, the various air ports, on and on and on.
Perhaps there was death in the bunker, but I suspect there was massive money under the table. The CIA has been spending Jessee Jacksons welfare on Generals and Colonels who will form the new Iraqui army. It will be shown that this has been in process for several months and was a complete sucess. Money is a very cost efficient weapon.
People love it and it feels good instead of hurting.
Classic! It takes Steyn to combine Shakespeare and Conan Doyle . . . :-D