It's obvious from the aformentioned quote that Ann has as much understanding of ME culture and politics as a shoe.
I think the ME better start getting a better grasp of middle America. Another 9/11 and you will see the people calling for a Crusade. (again)
The Bush administration is a victim of its own success.
The country once again has been shamed into acting guilty because of our success. We stomped all over two countries in the ME. We one the Iraq war in record time. No stateside attacks since the big one.
The problem is the medieval tribes over there (Iraq) just cannot get into the 21st century.
The bad intel wasn't so much about WMDs as it was on whether these bedouins could actually run a modern state.