Sometimes one has to face the truth of it before one can address the problem. We are there as a nation.
This is a problem not just for the US.
Certainly, the US is the leader but every member of the Free World must face these challenges head on.
I don't know what exactly happened to Bush with this Israel/Hezbollah war, but something sure has him spooked.
"Iran so far away..."
We get the Sunday WaPo because it has the best funnies available in central VA. The lead article in the "Outlook" (editorial) section yesterday began with saying that "The debate is over" -- Iraq is mired in civil war, blah blah. Inside, Bill Buckley's characterization of Iraq as a failure receives some play.
But look how they get there: All that's bad in Iraq is trumpeted. None of the good makes into the newspaper, much less on to page one. And that bad is given without context, without history, without, for example, comparison to Iraq before, to the lengthy recovery in Japan and Germany, much less in, say, Italy, Greece, and China after WWII.
All the bad is highlighted and then compared not to what is possible but what would be perfect.
Then this great disparity is laid at the feet of Bush who is as feckless in their imaginings as Carter was in reality.
The dust and smoke from this barrage of half-truths and outright lies make it hard to hold on to the reality.
My guess is that even the White House is at least a little dazed by the lies of the lame-stream Media, by the constant, never-ending storm of distortion.
Consequently, I think the people like the writer of this article need to point out, to emphasize, that the treacheries of the MSM are largely to blame for such fecklessness as we sometimes see in the White House.
It seems not unimportant to me that a huge majority of people in government saw the same WaPo I did, and that, whether or not they agree, it colors their thoughts and attitudes this morning.
To the extent that this writer has a point, he also fails in identifying what it is that drains the White House of its vigor, and strengthens its detractors. Whatever else they do today, the president's supporters are going to have to spend at least a little time persuading their wavering supporters that once again, the WaPo is wrong, and here's why ... That takes time that could be used on other things, like winning the WOT.
But what part of this post is the truth?