Scott Ott of Scrappleface lets us in on the original draft of the president's speech:
“Laura and I look forward to taking the twins to Baghdad Disney in the summer of 2009,” the president had planned to tell Americans who waver in their commitment to a free, democratic state in the heart of the Arab world. “After we get done riding Mohammed Mountain at Disney, we’ll stop by the Green Zone — a massive shopping and entertainment complex arranged around a fantastic falafel food court.”
I'm not so optimistic to think it will be as early as 2009 nor so pessimistic to think they will have a Baghdad Disney, but I do think there is a kernel of truth in Scott's humor. For the past year or so I've been telling my kids that I wouldn't be surprised to see Iraq and other mideast countries that follow its lead into democracy becoming attractive tourist destinations.
Posted by marybeth at December 19, 2005 10:14 AM Iraq