What was the biggest news after this year's Oscar nominee luncheon ended? It wasn't the host's promise to stick with live broadcasting, nor the stars' expectations for the award ceremony; instead, it was the press conference where the usually mild-mannered Firefly suddenly exploded, harshly criticizing and mocking the entire Bush administration, denouncing the war as illegal, wrong, and terrible.
Wang Yang's prediction that the war itself would be easy was not new. After all, anyone with some military knowledge and attention to the news would know the disparity in strength between the Allies and Iraq. Modern warfare would definitely involve airstrikes and electronic warfare, with ground troops moving in support; no one believed Saddam's government had the capability to fight back, with George Bush even stating, "The whole war will be counted in hours."
