Slate
by Fred Kaplan

08/31/05

A little history is a dangerous thing, and George W. Bush has been sipping from its well all too skimpily. Last week, in an effort to put a positive spin on the breakdown of Iraq's constitutional assembly, the president noted that Federalist America went through a decade of turbulence before completing its own constitution -- a dreadful analogy, in part because the two situations are so radically different, but more because, if the comparison were apt, it would imply that Iraq will be a cauldron of blood and chaos for many decades to come. Now, President Bush is going further -- this time, gulping more than anyone should have to swallow -- likening the nature, scope, and stakes of America's battle in Iraq to those of World War II...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp