Via Mr Eugenides I note the comments of would be US President Mitt Romney:

"They want to bring down the West, particularly us. And they've come together as Shia and Sunni and Hezbollah and Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda, with that intent."

Such incisive political insights! So brilliant - covering off all the facts with a real understanding of the issues of the conflict, both in terms of politics and religion. No doubt Romney sees the troubles in Northern Ireland as being an evil alliance of Unionists and Republicans, of Catholics and Protestants, against the heroic union of King Tony and Queen Cherie, with their tireless Prime Minister Elizabeth Windsor Junior.

This man could be the next US President. Terrifying, isn't it?