Idiot of the year

"What happened in Tunisia strikes me as uniquely Tunisian. That the events that took place here over the past few weeks derive from particularly Tunisian grievances, from Tunisian circumstances by the Tunisian people" (Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs Jeffrey Feltman 26/01/2011)

Please don't forget this quote. I want it to go down in history as one of the dumbest analyses ever.