Reality is an enemy combatant

When the facts desert you like a weak kneed Spaniard, when reality arrays its forces against you like John Kerry in a debate on foreign policy, than you must declare war on facts and imprison reality.

A lesser nation would consider changing its more hideous policies to win over the rest of the world, but the Pentagon realizes that the better response is to simply lie to it. The Bush Administration has successfully used this policy on America for the last four years, and the country, the Medium Lobster is told, is safer than ever.