Oh, C'mon, Fred Thompson Cannot Be That Clueless, Can He?

I heard on "Countdown" tonight that Fred Thompson said that the Soviet Union would not be very helpful in dealing with Iran.

I thought, "nah, that's got to be wrong."

Nope:

"We're seeing some success with some minor economic sanctions right now. I think the best way to describe it as probably aggravating the Iranians more than anything. It's not really hurting them. I'm afraid that the Soviet Union & China are not ever going to do anything that's going to hurt them that badly but we need to ratchet those up if at all possible."

I can understand that Fred isn't up on anything that happened in that part of the world since he filmed his bit part in "the Hunt for Red October." But in case any of Fred's staff has reason to swing by this blog, they might want to point out to ol' Fred that the Soviet Union formally dissolved in December of 1991.

Sixteen years ago, Fred. A child born on that date is eligible in most states to drive now. That has to be about the dumbest thing a Republican candidate has said since Gerald Ford denied that the Soviets controlled Poland in 1976.

So the answer to my question is a resounding "yes, he can be that clueless."