With the continuous revelations about the lack of veracity of Susan Rice, former National Security Advisor to President Obama I thought of "Baghdad Bob" (Muhammed Saeed al-Sahhaf), the Iraqi Information Minister for the dictator Saddam Hussein. He came to the world's attention in 2003 when U.S. forces and allies invaded Iraq to remove Hussein from power. There are few things funny involving any war but Baghdad Bob became a comical character who might fit in for a skit from "Saturday Night Live." He vividly described to a worldwide T.V. audience in daily briefings how well the Iraqi army was performing against American forces. His prize performance was when he was conducting a briefing in which he claimed that American soldiers were committing suicide "by the hundreds" when in fact American tanks were just a few hundred yards away from his location and closing in fast. We've learned to expect lies from spokespersons for dictators such as Baghdad Bob but we expect people who speak for our government to tell the truth. There will always be allowances for different assessments based on facts but not outright distortions of facts.

This brings us to Susan Rice. She first came to national attention when she appeared on five Sunday talk shows following the terrorist attack on Benghazi on September 11, 2012 which killed four Americans including our Ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens. With a straight face and the utmost sincerity she explained that the Benghazi attack was a spontaneous event stemming from an innocuous anti-Muslim video. We were two months from the presidential election in 2012 and telling the truth would not fit the narrative that the Obama administration was effectively dealing with terrorism. What made her appearance puzzling was that Hillary Clinton was our Secretary of State and responsible for our embassies and personnel. Why was she not on the Sunday talk shows explaining the circumstances? We now know that on the night of the attack Mrs. Clinton had sent a text to her daughter indicating it was a terrorist attack and on the following day conveyed that assessment to two other world leaders. Instead we got Susan Rice doing her best impression of Baghdad Bob on totally distorting the actual facts.

Her next Baghdad Bob appearance occurred in June 2014 when she tried to explain why the U.S. had traded five former Taliban prisoners housed in GITMO for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl who had deserted his unit in Afghanistan, was then captured by the Taliban and held for nearly five years. President Obama initiated the farce of this trade for Bergdahl at a ceremony at the White House with Berghdal's parents present. Susan Rice then appeared on CNN and stated that Bergdahl had served the U.S. with "honor and distinction" and that we should not rush to judgement. When he deserted his unit his fellow soldiers stated the truth of his desertion at that time. Once again the actual facts were distorted to the American people.

Now, the recent poison gas attack in Syria initiated by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on his own people has revealed another Baghdad Bob moment by Susan Rice. As of late January this year Rice claimed that they (Obama Administration) were able to convince the Syrian government to voluntarily and verifiably give up its chemical weapons using diplomacy. This just earned her a rating of "four Pinocchios" from the ultra-liberal Washington Post.

Rice has also recently made the news regarding "unmasking" the names of Donald Trump associates which showed up in various national surveillance reports. Her actions were unusual, as when Americans are identified under such circumstances they are typically identified as American No. 1, 2, 3, etc. First she claimed she knew nothing about it, then yes she did but she had no political motive. More to come on this situation.

Baghdad Bob lied for a tyrant in Iraq but it appears that Susan Rice was no rank amateur in consistently misleading the American public right here at home.