NEW SECDEF GATES ASSUMES ‘THE WEIGHT’ (TAKE A LOAD OFF RUMMY)

[Don Davis]

I’ve taken the liberty of rewriting The Weight, The Band classic, as a service to Secretary of Defense-in-waiting Robert Gates, as he confronts the nightmare that awaits him in Iraq, thanks to “41’s” attempt to salvage the legacy of his wayward son:

I pulled into Baghdad, Iraq was ’bout half past dead
I just need some place, where the violence is not widespread
“Hey, mister, can you tell me, where a man won’t just be bled?”
He just grinned and shot my hand, and “No!” was all he said

Take a load off Rummy, can Iraq be free?
Take a load off Rummy, And … and … and … you put the load right on me

I picked up my M-16, I went lookin’ for a place to hide
When I saw al-Maliki, and al-Sadr walkin’ side by side
I said, “Hey, Maliki, come on, let’s go to the Green Zone”
He said, “I gotta go, but m’friend can take the throne”

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