It depends on what the meaning of "fixed around" is

[rivkat]

Actually, no it doesn't.

Lamest explanation of the Downing Street memo so far (though I make no promises about persistence of this designation over time): "Robin Niblett of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, says it would be easy for Americans to misunderstand the reference to intelligence being 'fixed around' Iraq policy. '"'Fixed around" in British English means "bolted on" rather than altered to fit the policy,' he says."

Now, as Z. points out, this fails to explain why millions of Britons are quite vexed about the memo and believe that it indicates official deception. But even if we presume those crazy Brits don't know their own wacky usages -- so, intelligence and facts were "bolted on" to a policy that assumed war was inevitable, much in the way our soldiers currently bolt on random bits and pieces to their Humvees as armor. Well, that makes me feel much better.

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[shiba-inu.livejournal.com]

What people don't seem to realize is that the humvee was never intended to be an armored vehicle. It's not a tank and it's not an APC. It's the updated version of the jeep. Period. They're trying to armor them up but riding in one will never be as safe as being in an Abrams.