NY Times: Bush, Cheney Live in "Fantasy" World

Today's NY Times editorial blasts the Bush White House for its supposed war on terrorism and the dubious logic used to carry it out.

They tell the truth about the concocted connection between terrorism and Saddam Hussein:

"Iraq had nothing to do with the war on terror until the Bush administration decided to invade it."

Here's the fantasy:

"Where Mr. Bush sees an infant secular Iraqi government, most of the world sees a collection of ethnic and religious factional leaders, armed with private militias, presiding over growing strife between Shiites and Sunnis. Warning that American withdrawal would 'embolden' the enemy is far from an argument as long as there is constant evidence that American presence is creating a fearful backlash throughout the Muslim world that empowers the fanatics far more than it frightens them."

The Times really unloads on the President. Bravo:

"...the nation needs to hear a workable plan to stabilize a fractured, disintegrating country and end the violence. If such a strategy exists, it seems unlikely that Mr. Bush could see it through the filter of his fantasies."

There's more:

"It is a breathtaking thought[referring to Cheney's comments on MTP this past weekend]. If we could return to Sept. 12, 2001, knowing all we have seen since, Mr. Cheney and the president would march right out and 'do exactly the same thing' all over again. It will be hard to hear the phrase 'lessons of Sept. 11' again without contemplating that statement."