General Bruno Blunderbuss and his aide Captain Bonnie Butterup are discussing the Newsweek story about American soldiers flushing the holy Quran down a toilet at Guantanamo prison.

"Sir, good news. Newsweek retracted the article."

"Bonnie, my dear, it's too late. Nobody believes us anymore."

"But, sir, if we could prove it never happened...."

"How can we do that, Bonnie? It's a stupid 'he said, he said' situation."

"But, sir, we’re dealing with the wrong issue. It simply isn't a question of 'did he or didn't he?'"

"It isn't? What the hell is the question?"

"Sir, I think the real question is 'could he or couldn't he?'"

"Bonnie, you have lost me."

"Well, sir, I don't believe that a book the size of a Quran could be flushed down a toilet. It's far too big for the plumbing."

"It is? By howitzer, that's right! But how did you.....?"

"Simple, General. I tried flushing some books down the toilet and none of them would go. Two of the toilets even jammed up and overflowed."

"Bonnie, are you crazy? If the press finds out that you’ve been running around the Pentagon flushing Qurans down toilets, we will be crucified!"

"Sir, I would never do anything that dumb."

"Well, what did you do?"

"Sir, I purchased several Qurans and measured them carefully. Then I went to Barnes & Noble and purchased a dozen books which approximated the size and materials of the Qurans and tried to flush them down the toilet."

"Really? Very ingenious, Bonnie. I'VE always said there was room for women in the military."

"Yes, sir, General, and I don't think anyone is going to object about my trying to flush some Danielle Steel novels down the toilet."

"Danielle Steel? Doesn't she write those cheap, trashy sex novels?"

"Yes, sir, General. Precisely the kind of books the President and his supporters consider immoral."

"By my love of land mines, the President is going to love this."

"Thank you, sir."

"Bonnie, you are in for a great fitness report."

"Thank you, sir."

"Just one thing, Bonnie."

“Yes, General?"

"Remember, Bonnie, this business of proving we couldn't flush the Quran? And our flushing all those Danielle Steels to prove it?"

"Yes, General?"

"It was all my idea, wasn't it?"

"Of course, General."