"Dazzle 'Em With Bullshit"

Today old pal Ken Layne highlights the current take on "confuse and divide."

This would be funny if the situation wasn't so sad and dangerous:

At yesterday's Allawi press conference, Bush repeatedly referred to the "Afghan national army" fighting in Najaf.

And:

Rumsfeld repeatedly confusing Saddam with Osama.

My favorite, for lack of a better term, is the Department of State map showing "Countries Where al Qaeda Has Operated." Iraq isn't one of them.

Albania, Algeria, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Australia, Austria
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia
Egypt, Eritrea
France
Germany
India, Iran, Ireland, Italy
Jordan
Kenya, Kosovo
Lebanon
Libya
Malaysia, Mauritania
Netherlands
Pakistan, Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Switzerland
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey
Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan
Yemen