It's a Metaphor or Something, Right?

Former French President Chirac hospitalised after mauling by his clinically depressed poodle. But wait! There's more:

The animal, named Sumo, had become increasingly violent over the past years and was prone to making 'vicious, unprovoked attacks', Chirac's wife Bernadette said...

Mrs Chirac said: 'The dog went for him for no apparent reason."

Now he knows how Bush felt in the runup to the Iraq invasion.