It Makes a Difference to the Sheep

The latest intellectual luminary to weigh in on Iraq? Patrick Swayze. Here's what the Dirty Dancing star had to say:

US film star Patrick Swayze in Warsaw Thursday criticized the United States for not respecting local sensitivities in Iraq, and said he wanted to go and support the troops there but feared being killed.

And how does he know what he knows about the region?

"I know a great deal about the Middle East because I've been raising Arabian horses for over 20 years, I've researched the culture for most of my life."

Folks, you can't make this stuff up.