Do you believe CBS sent Dan Rather to Iraq to report on the election? How can they keep sending this old stooge out to report when no one believes anything he says .
Denial!
They were hoping he'd get himself killed in the line of duty, thus becoming a hero/martyr to broadcast excellence, rather than fading into a well-deserved disgrace/obscurity.
Well, someone had to take the place of Baghdad Bob :)
"There is no election here"