Demagogue

As for the news that the Bush administration has officially ended its search for WMDs in Iraq, let me add one final post-script. (Or, better yet, let me use someone who was far more eloquent to do it for me.)

In his second inaugural address, Jefferson was speaking of foreign affairs when he said:

"... history bears witness to the fact that a just nation is trusted on its word when recourse is had to armaments and wars to bridle others."