Democrat leader blasts 'dangerously incompetent' Bush

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid has called US president George Bush “dangerously incompetent” and says the administration should be doing more to prevent increasing sectarian violence in Iraq.

“Where is (secretary of state) Condoleezza Rice? Why isn’t she over in the Middle East, as the chief diplomat of this country should be, trying to get the political forces to form a government over there?” Reid said.