Arrogance, thy name is Trump

I enjoy watching The Apprentice as much as anyone, but my God, Donald Trump's ego is truly something to behold. Opposing the Iraq war, and saying it has diverted attention from other security priorities, is perfectly valid. Declaring that he would have definitely caught Osama bin Laden by now, on the other hand, is simple arrogance:

"The Apprentice" star said it's folly to think Iraq can be turned into a "wonderful democracy."

The real estate baron said if he were President, Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden "would have been caught long ago."

"Tell me, how is it possible that we can't find a guy who's 6-foot-6 and supposedly needs a dialysis machine?" Trump said. "Can you explain that one to me? We have all our energies focused on one place - where they shouldn't be focused."

Personally, I think we can't find Osama because he was smashed into 100,000 small pieces sometime in early- to mid-2002. But that's just me.

Posted by damian at July 9, 2004 12:31 PM