We got duped

[Emboldened Chimp]

Once again, the political machinery of the * Administration outflanked us. All we've heard the past few weeks was how bad the violence was going to be, how Iraqi turnout was in question, how much of a disaster this was going to be, et al. In other words, we were lured into believing this was going to be a mess, but the reality is it wasn't so bad. There was violence, but there was also a huge voter turnout. Even if the numbers are inflated (and I have no doubt they are), Chimpy and his Gang of Thugs will use this number to prop themselves and bolster their foreign policy aims. So successful they'll make this appear to be, that they will then use it as a shining example for the Middle East and attempt to 'liberate' another country from an oppressive regime, like Iran.

These guys are adept at making us believe that all will be a disaster, but when the reality shows itself to be not-that-bad, they look better in the aftermath than they deserve. Sun Tzu said that all war is deception. Rove and * run their campaigns like a war, and run the government like a campaign. One of the first rules in Art of War is to appear incompetent when you truly are competent. I think Chimpy and his Gang have led us believe they're incompetent when they truly are competent since the day they stole office.

We was duped.