Today's Entry in the Duh Files

You know that feeling you get when you read about some scientific study that spends 38 million dollars to establish, say, a link between watching ten hours of TV per day and poor performance in school?

You think, yeah, I suppose it's good to document things, and, no, we shouldn't rely solely on conventional wisdom, but was that really the best use for all that money?

Now think about how much money the U.S. government spends on intelligence gathering.

Now look at the headline for the lead story in today's NY Times:

Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terror Threat