"This means that although a syllogism such as you describe above seems correct on paper, it does not necessarily merit consideration in the real workings of the world.

Example: Mother is responsible for James, who is six. James, who is six, is responsible for the death of Muffins, a cat. Therefore Mother killed Muffins."


Further example, then: BY YOUR LOGIC
Example: Bush is responsible for the US military. The US military is responsible for the death of Iraqis.

YOU seem to claim that the statement that Bush killed Iraqis is FALSE.