It's so

...because we say it's so. And if we say it isn't so, it isn't.

Orwell was a piker.

Joint Chiefs Chairman says Iraq's Not on Verge of Civil War but Cautions 'Anything Can Happen'

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Iraq is not on the verge of civil war, the Pentagon's top general said Sunday, though he acknowledged that "anything can happen" in the beleaguered nation.

Ending the insurgency depends not only on military efforts but also on whether the Iraqi government can give the people what they want, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Peter Pace said.

"I do not believe it has deep roots," Pace said of the insurgency. "I do not believe that they're on the verge of civil war."

The Bushco motto: if at first you don't mislead, lie, lie again.

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