Bush catches Saddam disease

Published April 28, 2004

From the moment the Americans invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein was in denial about what was happening. He refused to believe that the American military machine was as awesomely efficient as it is; he refused to believe that very few of his troops would fight and die for him.

Saddam, indeed, was in denial long before that. He refused to believe the Americans would actually invade. He refused to believe...