[hchutch]

Oh, here's a good one:
MEMCON between SECDEF and unidentified State Department weenie:
"Look, I told the troops to fire warning shots if Iraqi units came close to units operating against al-Qaida. ... So the warning shot took out the lead T-72..."

[Poohbah]

Further in the MEMCON:

"OK, I found the problem. Seems the reg on warning shots was written by someone less than proficient in English--it says "fire a warning shot into its bow" instead of "across its bow."

"Look, sonny, the grownups have work to do. Changing the reg will be done as soon as we have time. What's that? When? Try 2037 or so. Toodles."