NBC’s instant expert. Appearing by phone from Baghdad on MSNBC’s Imus in the Morning on Thursday, NBC News reporter Tom Aspell complained about the lack of electricity and suggested U.S. officials aren’t being forthcoming about why there isn’t guaranteed electricity as he asserted that “we're being led to believe that the blame is entirely at the feet of saboteurs.” Noting how hot it is, Aspell suggested the solution is easy: “It's really quite unbearable and so easy to fix if they'd just rolled in and brought a lot of power lines and really did make a concentrated effort, I'm sure things would calm down a lot sooner."

So how much time has Aspell spent in Baghdad to gain such expertise on how the solution is so easy? Imus: "How long have you been there?" Aspell: "Two days.”

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