Culpable Deniability

[The Lone Liberal]

“Okay lets put “they bought uranium from Niger in the speech.”

“No, hold on the CIA says that didn’t happen!”

“Well the British said it did happen!”

“Look we need to make this dramatic, nukes always scare the hell out of the little old ladies from Des Monies, so we need it in the speech.”

“Okay, lets say, “The British say, that Iraq tried to buy uranium from Africa.”

“You mean the whole continent? They tried to buy uranium from the whole continent?”

“No, no. You are missing the point the Americans will never catch that and it will be ambiguous enough no one can pin it down and even if they do we can blame the British. The best of all lies.”

“Hot damn. We get to scare the hell out of everyone and if we are caught we can blame the Brits. Let’s Roll!”

[acerbic]

1. ...or Plausible Gullibility

:-)

[quilp]

2. Your post is a classic. It shouldn't be wasted.

I'd like to see that skit played out on TV.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. I agree it'd make great comedy.

Abbott and Costello? Or The Three Stooges?

On edit: Spelled Stooge correctly.