Judith Miller and the WMD Fairy

A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY
by John Moody

Pity the Bush Administration. They swore to the world that Saddam had massive stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons all primed and ready to launch. Indeed, we were told that we had to attack due to the dire threats these horrible weapons posed. Then comes the war and 100,000 British and American troops tramping through Iraq with seemingly an equal number of embedded reporters and wouldn't you know it, no WMD anywhere. Why we were led to believe that you couldn't take a walk in Iraq without tripping over the damn things. But as luck would have it, just as the whole world was starting to shout, "Liar, liar, pants on fire!" the military gets a visit from the WMD Fairy.

WMD? Why yes we had them aplenty but just before you got here we destroyed them all. "Good enough for me," said the Pentagon. "Good enough for me," said the Chickenhawks. "Good enough for me," said Judith Miller of the New York Times.

Oh, and WMD Fairy, did Saddam by any chance share these weapons with Al Qaeda? "Why he certainly did," said the WMD Fairy. "Good enough for me," said the Pentagon. "Good enough for me," said the Chickenhawks. "Good enough for me," said Judith Miller of the New York Times.

It would be oh so helpful if Saddam shipped some of these nasty old weapons to Syria. "Well I'm nothing if not helpful," said the WMD Fairy. "I personally saw Saddam drive them across the border in his pickup truck when he escaped." "Good enough for me," said the Pentagon. "Good enough for me," said the Chickenhawks. "Good enough for me," said Judith Miller of the New York Times.

Wouldn't it be nice if George Bush found a Fix The Economy Fairy or a World Peace Fairy? And wouldn't it be sweet if Judith Miller kept her fantasies confined to the Easter Bunny?

John Moody
Studio City, CA

A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY

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