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	President Bush, when asked by accusation from former Treasury Secretary O'Neill that his administration had been planning to oust Saddam, said "... And in the initial stage of the administration, as you might remember, we were dealing with Desert Badger or fly-overs and fly-betweens and looks…" FAQ About Operation Desert Badger Q.  Doesn't he Mean Operation Desert Fox, the series of air raids in 2000? A.  No.  The President never mis-speaks, nor was he blitzed out of his gourd after downing nine straight tequila shooters.  Q.  What was Operation Desert Badger? A.  Many details remain classified, but it is believed to have been a series of daring covert raids by special forces units into pre-war Iraq looking for WMD.  Or possibly a failed attempt to kidnap Saddam.  Or some kind of acorn-gathering field trip by a local school.  We're not sure. Q.  Are the badgers in question American Badgers (taxidea taxus), or European Badgers (Meles Meles)? A.  Neither.  They were fake badgers, of course -- special forces personnel in badger suits.  In this case, they were dressed as Indonesian Stink Badgers (Mydauis Javanensis) in an effort to confuse and disorient the Iraqis. Q.  Soldiers are, like, six feet tall.  Badgers are much smaller.  Who did they think they were fooling? A.  Each and every person they shot. Q.  Badgers are known for their burrowing tendencies.  Did Operation Desert Badger involve digging for WMD? A.  That was the original idea, but Bravo platoon got disoriented by the 110-degree temperatures inside their plastic badger suits, and instead decided to stage a badger version of "Uncle Vanya" on the Nasiriyah-Mosul highway. Q.  How did that go? A.  Excellent!  PFC Murkowski was singled out by the Mosul Mouthpiece as being the "Most convincing Anthropomorphic Badger  to tread the boards since Musky in the all-badger version of Pippin." Q.  Seriously, I heard they were all captured and had to be rescued by, like, the Danes or something. A.  It was the Finns, but they had help from the Luxembourg Air National Guard Piper Cub. Remember, Kids, the part in bold is actual 100% news-flavored media product. The rest is the fakey part. Home                                                                                                     Previous Lines of the Day