bush figured, no, it wouldn't help
this calculation is presented as a character flaw
say for cheap political points.
The Bush administration has far more appetite for scoring political points than figuring out whether talking to Syria might help contain the bloodletting in Iraq or revive efforts to negotiate peace.
``I must give him his due. He has considerably cretinized me.'' Lautréamont
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