And so if Rather resigns...
The problem with this comparrison is that C-BS KNEW the document was phony
I do not think this is where we want to go. You're suggesting Bush relies on the same type of bad judgement as Dan Rather? The same bad judgement being lambasted all over the internet for years and now the mainstream media?
We now know that Rather ignored key research of dissent from his thesis, notably Killean's wife and son. What research did Bush willfully ignore? Are you suggesting that Bush relied on possibly forged (or at least questionable) documents to make his case?
Rather lied and CBS died.
The problem is that when the WMD are picked up in Syria, Bush will be proven right. HellsBells, there is enough evidence now, but it is just ignored.
Bush is defending America. CBS sees itself inventing news and propaganda ala Orwell.
No. Rather spiked all information which would have gone in Bush's favor. One look at those documents by anyone familiar with old style typewriters and current word processing should send red flags up all over the place. Rather playing dumb doesn't fly.
Furthermore, it's likely that there actually were WMD stockpiles which have either been hidden, moved or destroyed in the run up to the war. There were certainly WMD which have been found, which the likes of Dan Rather like to pretend did not happen, just like Rather is now pretending, in the face of hard evidence to the contrary, that his documents are legit.
There's no comparison.
Furthermore, there is absolutely NOTHING you can say to convince the true believers that Bush did not lie. They are going to believe what they want to believe. It's just not worth the effort.
Never compare corruption by someone else to Bush.