Bush Following Goebbel's 19 Rules of Propaganda

Karen Kwiatkowski sees where Bush's rules are coming from.

"It is the absolute right of the State to supervise the formation of public opinion."

17. Propaganda to the home front must diminish the impact of frustration.

a. Inevitable frustrations must be anticipated

b. Inevitable frustrations must be placed in perspective

Karen also writes: It is increasingly evident that many honorable and experienced soldiers gave important advice to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, Vice President Cheney and President Bush in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, and during combat operations in Afghanistan.

Just as evidently, Bush's team of imprudent ideologues played magnificently the role of swine offered pearls. The administration's chronic rejection of good advice has already been revealed as the primary cause for the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of Americans in Iraq, not to mention thousands of Iraqis. History will not be kind to Mr. Bush.