Things being a little more complicated

"In Washington, Allawi gave Congress an upbeat assessment Thursday, but the situation in Iraq is more complicated,"

"Large swaths of Iraq remain outside the control of the interim government, major highways are fraught with attackers, and interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi -- along with the U.S. Embassy and much of the international community -- must conduct business in fortified compounds guarded by tanks, blast walls and barbed wire. . . .

Yes, I'd say that having to have one's government behind "fortified compounds guarded by tanks, blast walls and barbed wire" might be an indication that things in Iraq are a little bit "more complicated" than Bush and Allawi are willing to let on. I do believe that what we see in Iraq is exactly the sort of government that Bush and Co. want for America. A government beholden to no one (except the "ruling class"), behind fortified compounds. The question is do we let them build such a government?

Q: Why did Bush invade Iraq instead of Egypt?

A: Because he's already the King of Denial.