And you thought it was just Gov. Conan

Our awe-inspiring Preznit Conan:

During a videoconference with his national security team and generals, Sanchez writes, Bush launched into what he described as a "confused" pep talk:

"Kick ass!" he quotes the president as saying. "If somebody tries to stop the march to democracy, we will seek them out and kill them! We must be tougher than hell! This Vietnam stuff, this is not even close. It is a mind-set. We can't send that message. It's an excuse to prepare us for withdrawal."

"There is a series of moments and this is one of them. Our will is being tested, but we are resolute. We have a better way. Stay strong! Stay the course! Kill them! Be confident! Prevail! We are going to wipe them out! We are not blinking!"

The original:

Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the women.

(Actually, our English-as-a-second-language Governor did a much better job than our cerebral-cortex-as-a-foreign-organism Commander in Chief.)