Letters to the Editor
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The total clusterf**k that is the "war on terror"
is fueled, at least in part, by the willful ignorance and/or deceit of so-called "serious" and experienced policy makers and legislators. These people people used ideological survey applications to staff the various agencies and departments with little Monica Goodling types who didn't understand the languages, cultures, or history of the people and region.
At the start of this fiasco George W. Bush and and the rest of the Mayberry Machiavelis couldn't be bothered to know the difference between a Sunni, a Shiite, or a Sikh (What's the difference? They all look the same to me). So, I find it quite alarming that John "Bomb Iran" McCain is so cavalier about his own demonstrated ignorance. He is a U.S. representative in a foreign land making statement that can have broad implications in terms of war and peace. If he can't untwist his tongue and speak coherently he, he should STFU.