So perhaps you thought the people running the Iraq occupation were sane. Guess again.

“Iraq to me is an open field. I have never in my life seen an opportunity with the potential that Iraq has with its skilled workforce and oil reserves.”

I know, you think these are the words of either Cheney or Bush in private, but they were said by Llewellyn Werner. Who is Mr. Werner? You ask.Try this on for size.

Mr Werner, chairman of C3, a Los Angeles-based holding company for private equity firms, is pouring millions of dollars into developing the Baghdad Zoo and Entertainment Experience, a massive American-style amusement park that will feature a skateboard park, rides, a concert theatre and a museum. It is being designed by the firm that developed Disneyland. “The people need this kind of positive influence. It’s going to have a huge psychological impact,” Mr Werner said.

According to The Washington Post

In its introduction, the [The Downing Street] memo Iraq: Conditions for Military Action notes that U.S. 'military planning for action against Iraq is proceeding apace,' but adds that 'little thought' has been given to, among other things, 'the aftermath and how to shape it.'

Well now the plan for "the aftermath" is clear: Disneyland in Baghdad will "shape" Iraq into a functioning democratic society.

The Iraq fantasy continues. Here's the rest of the story.