"Iraq a 'work of art in progress' says US general after 49 die"

[leftchick]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1938419,00.html

An American general in Baghdad called Iraq a "work of art" in progress yesterday in one of the most extraordinary attempts by the US military leadership to put a positive spin on the worsening violence.
On a day in which 49 people were killed or found dead around the country, Major General William Caldwell, the chief military spokesman, argued that Iraq was in transition, a process that was "not always a pleasant thing to watch.

"Every great work of art goes through messy phases while it is in transition. A lump of clay can become a sculpture. Blobs of paint become paintings which inspire," Maj Gen Caldwell told journalists in Baghdad's fortified green zone.

.... What an asshat! There is only ONE work of art it resembles, a famous Picasso:

[mnmoderatedem]

1. Or perhaps The Scream? (nt)

nt

[Guaranteed]

2. Reminds me of Jack Nicholson's Joker in the original Batman...

...disfiguring his girlfriend's face with acid, and calling it "art."

[ChairmanAgnostic]

3. more like hierenomous bosch, not picasso

or edvard munch.

[warrens]

4. Our enemies really are that crazy, you know...

Pretending that they're reasonable, sane human beings who can be swayed by logic is a fool's game. When we take over, we should make them all take psychological exams and get them the help they so desperately need.