I know history is doomed to repeat, but quite this quickly?

[Vladimir]

Look, I'm as much of a fan of practical jokes as the next man, but one really needs to be a bit more original when the first one falls so flat.

It appears the fantasy-mongers in the White House are beginning again by fabricating evidence against Iran. Why they think Iran would be arming the largely Sunni insurgency escapes me, but maybe "think" in this context is the wrong verb.

Don't you just love the new designation for roadside bombs: "Explosively formed penetrators" (EFPs)! What repressed policy wonk came up with that one?

Senior US defence officials in Baghdad, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they believed the bombs were manufactured in Iran and smuggled across the border to Shia militants in Iraq. The weapons, identified as "explosively formed penetrators" (EFPs) are said to be capable of destroying an Abrams tank.

Shame. We expect better from you, and your presentation was poor. I'll read the rest of the thread and may revise my comment.

Note the distinct lack of smilies.