Dumb Bush, Dumb Americans, and How to Attack the Meme

It seems that certain very sophisticated fellow world-citizens have decided that the U.S. decision to dispatch an aircraft carrier to Indonesia is a sign of a) knee-jerk American militarism, b) George W. Bush's stupidity, or c) both.

Now, as you're probably beginning to learn, I'm a frustrating person.  Because, on the one hand, I'm no particular fan of George Bush.  And on the other hand, I'm no particular fan of lazy, myth-dominated, fact-impoverished, reflexive anti-Bush, either. 

Which I why I found this particularly impressive. 

Not easily excerpted.  Go read the whole thing.

A hat-tip to the Anchoress for the link.