The brain trust over at Newsbuster’s object to the use of the term cluster fuck “civil war” to describe the situation in Iraq, especially when the MSM they so love to hate and say isn’t important says “it’s a cluster fuck civil war in Iraq”.
I’m with Obsidian Wings on this one. But, I’ll go it further: Anyone who denies that Iraq is a cluster fuck civil war should have their head examined.
But, of course, the use of such strong language, referring to Iraq as a cluster fuck civil war, has repurcusions, and it is avoided for a reason. And, of course, there’s always the risk of getting uninvited to the White House Press Party. It being the holiday season and all…
Obvious statement of the Week: One of a handful of strong US allies in the Middle East and one of the few moderates, Jordan’s King Abdullah II notes that there are THREE civil wars in the Middle East at the moment: Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.
From arguably the best newspaper in the US, the San Jose Mercury News: Neighborhood by neighborhood, Baghdad descends into civil war
The Next US Civil War… From Crooks and Liars Mike’s Blog Round-up… Jeff Sharlet on how fundamentalists are “reimagining” American history. (c/o Avedon)
The Dubya Effect: “Don’t talk to people, it only legitamatizes them.“… and…”Always have a Plan B, cause you can’t plan on Plan A being as good as your Plan B was going to in the first place.”
But, of course, the use of such strong language, referring to Iraq as a 
