Hunter S. Thompson in February 2003

It is hard to follow what he is saying, but obviously he predicted all of what has unfolded. I myself thought the U.S. military would not be as incompetent, but I was opposed to it on the grounds it was based on a total pack of lies and was really about Israel and oil/petrodollars.

Plus, I knew it would blow a hole in the federal budget, although I had no idea, even being the pessimist I am, it would exceed one trillion dollars over time.