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Appearing on the 21 March Today Show with David Gregory and Laura Ingraham, James Carville with customary exaggeration and hyperbole said: . . . Morton Van Kreveld who is the foremost military historian in the world says this is the most foolish military operation since Caesar Augustus in 9 B.C. invaded Germany. I assume he knows what he's talking about.  . . . ( Geoff Dickens transcript via Finkelstein ) Whether it be Carville's slip or the transcriber's faulty hearing, Morton Van Kreveld is Martin Van Creveld.Why does Carvelle anoint the good professor with the mantle of such supreme, peerless...

Bush Didn't Mislead on War, Adviser Says By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, Associated Press Writer Sun Nov 13,10:16 PM ET WASHINGTON - While admitting "we were wrong" about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, President Bush's national security adviser on Sunday rejected assertions that the president manipulated intelligence and misled the American people. ADVERTISEMENT Bush relied on the collective judgment of the intelligence community when he determined that Iraq's Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, national security adviser Stephen Hadley said. "Turns out, we were wrong," Hadley told "Late Edition" on CNN. "But I think the point that needs to be...