No, the village idiot would be the one to take every single sentence 100% literally, especially when the first part of the statement indicated just the opposite.  Hitchens position on Iraq is, in fact, stupid as shit. It's not logically supported, nor is it based on any evidence. It's based on his personal delusion and ideology. He's not literally retarded, though, which should be obvious, since I claimed he has well--thought, intelligent positions.  Do you have a learning disability, Balder? Really. I ask because autism is a disorder wherein children often cannot understand non-literal language.

You fit the classification. You take everything 100% literally.

In this case he is crude and retarded.

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