Bush Administration Democracy Promotion

Via Digby, NSA head Michael McConnell explains why living in a democracy can sometimes be such a bummer.

Q. So you're saying that the reporting and the debate in Congress means that some Americans are going to die?

A. That's what I mean. Because we have made it so public.

Gosh, I can't figure why that global democracy agenda hasn't worked out so well, with minds of this caliber behind it. Weird.