What We Have Here is a Failure to Anticipate

This article was in yesterday's New York Times and I was remiss in not posting it last night. The article documents, yet again, the Administration's "failure to anticipate" problems of this world.

Can you believe this?

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Sunday that the United States had failed to understand the depth of hostility among Palestinians toward their longtime leaders. The hostility led to an election victory by the militant group Hamas that has reduced to tatters crucial assumptions underlying American policies and hopes in the Middle East.

"I've asked why nobody saw it coming," Ms. Rice said, speaking of her own staff. "It does say something about us not having a good enough pulse."

How embarassing is this?