[Army MP Retired]

Freepers! This is a no nonsense, straight from the horses mouth, slam of the Post's story on the reconstruction of Iraq. MG McCoy, the engineer commanding general, gives us the 'Paul Harvey'.

[VictoryGal]

Nice to get the REAL story without the filter.

[Courdeleon02]

What can anyone expect from the Washington COMPOST. Unfortunately, this story will never make it to the MSM. It is so discouraging to see the American people being manipulated by the media for their own political agenda. Thank God we have the Internet but even that is not enough. Our college students are being brainwashed by their liberal professors so that almost every journalism major is now a left wing liberal. We have to do something to counter their influence but I am at a loss has to how.

[johnny7]

“I took a risk with Mr Mosher and obviously got what I consider to be a very unbalanced representation of what he saw, personally.”

Bill McCoy is not alone... our elected, Republican officials in Washington get the same treatment. But Mr. McCoy... I'm sure... will never go back to the MSM expecting a fair shake.

Our elected, Republican officials WILL.

[Shion]

I love this. I'm forwarding it to everyone I know.

[Courdeleon02]

What can anyone expect from the Washington COMPOST. Unfortunately, this story will never make it to the MSM. It is so discouraging to see the American people being manipulated by the media for their own political agenda. Thank God we have the Internet but even that is not enough. Our college students are being brainwashed by their liberal professors so that almost every journalism major is now a left wing liberal. We have to do something to counter their influence but I am at a loss has to how.

[geezerwheezer]

If MG McCoy had some real cajones he would go on the Fox news or some other news show from Iraq and lambaste this story and call the reporter what he realy is...a liar. We need our generals to start acting like generals instead of acting like the asskissers most of them seem to be. What would Eisenhower or Patton or McArthur do in this situation? They sure as hell wouldn't be writing letters on some blog, they would be raising some real hell and kicking some real ass. If McCoy doesn't think he got a fair shake (and he didn't!) then it behooves him to get loud and nasty or just STFU and roll over until he retires-like most of them do!

[IronJack]

The Post's response to this criticism would be that the reporter's article reflects the unbiased truth, while the general is simply attempting to excuse his (and the administration's) shortcomings.

The irony is that the Post fails to recognize that their reporter could also be attempting to advance a particular set of values. But because HE is a JOURNALIST he is somehow endowed with a zen-like shield of objectivity, while the general, a MILITARY man, is obviously unable to escape his personal biases.

Never mind that this military man is probably far better at his job, with considerably more demonstrable experience at it than the reporter is at his. Or that the general's abilities have been tested under the harshest conditions, while the reporter's greatest adversity was the time the Greenbriar bar ran out of Johnny Walker.

[PsyOp]

Great article! Unfortunately, this type of reporting is more the norm than the exception in Iraq.

[tobyhill]

"But I still believe in general in the press and will always be open to helping you tell a balanced story."

Sentence above is the biggest mistake and threat to the war effort. The Press and MSM don't want to get the balanced story and the more balanced info they are given is more opportunity for distortion.

[demkicker]

Great letter, but when it comes to the MSM/Drive-by media, what else is new? Check out all of these threads!