bullies
people insist that bush is a very intelligent person. that assertion is very difficult to reconcile with some of the really stupid things he's done. today i read about the psychology of the bully: hothead, overly aggressive, imagine threats, think short term, need to dominate, target weaklings. such behaviour gets in the way of rational thinking. and they do incredibly stupid things. pretty much hits the nail on the head. doesn't it? saddam hussein was the perfect bully target. weakened by sanctions, unpopular littler bully, no one would defend him, mouthed off to a bigger bully, and had a whole lot of lunch money ie oil. too bad they couldn't go one on one instead of killing and/or maiming a hundred thousand people.