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DoD Corrects (the many) Errors of MSM
Department of Defense ^
| October 2, 2006
Posted on 10/05/2006 12:21:08 PM PDT by PurpleMan
Correcting The Record
Myths V. Facts:
Debunking Newsweek's Article on Afghanistan: “The Rise of Jihadistan”
(October 2, 2006)
INCORRECT NEWSWEEK CLAIM: “The 2003 invasion of Iraq did more than divert essential resources from Afghanistan; it created a test lab for new insurgent weapons and tactics that have since been adopted by the Taliban.”
RESPONSE:
The assertion that the Iraq invasion “diverted” resources from Afghanistan is a talking point of critics of the Bush administration. It is an opinion, not a fact.
(Excerpt) Read more at defenselink.mil ...
TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agitprop; antiamericanism; blameamericafirst; bushhassers; deptofdefense; dod; lovedclintonswars; lyingliars; mediabias; mediawar; newsweak; propaganda; proterrorist; terroristmedia; usefulidiots; victory; waronerror; whywefight; yourjobinafghanistan
DoD responds (quickly) to MSM inaccuracies, misstatement and obfuscations.
What next? Foley-gate was a hoax? (tee-hee haa-haa)
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posted on
10/05/2006 12:21:08 PM PDT
by
PurpleMan
To: Timesink; martin_fierro; reformed_democrat; Loyalist; =Intervention=; PianoMan; GOPJ; ...
Media Schadenfreude and Media Shenanigans PING
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posted on
10/05/2006 12:33:49 PM PDT
by
weegee
(Remember "Remember the Maine"? Well in the current war "Remember the Baby Milk Factory")
To: PurpleMan
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posted on
10/05/2006 12:41:47 PM PDT
by
null and void
("It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret."--Jackie Joyner-Kersee)
To: weegee
Thanks for the ping. Nice to see the DoD "catch on" to what's happening...
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posted on
10/05/2006 12:53:44 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(The MSM, like Larry Flynt, only care about scandals when there's an "R" by the name...)
To: PurpleMan
My standard response anytime a "Newsweek" article is posted and one of the best lines ever from a TV show:
"Newsweek? Not in this house."
Hank Hill.
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posted on
10/05/2006 1:05:07 PM PDT
by
L98Fiero
(Evil is an exact science)
To: GOPJ
Nice to see the DoD "catch on"..
Yea, it's only taken 30 years. (Sigh)
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posted on
10/05/2006 1:16:39 PM PDT
by
PurpleMan
To: PurpleMan
Sounds like pointing out which parts of the article were true would take less time.
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posted on
10/05/2006 1:18:04 PM PDT
by
Dilbert56
To: PurpleMan
"The assertion that the Iraq invasion “diverted” resources from Afghanistan is a talking point of critics of the Bush administration. It is an opinion, not a fact"The very people that whine about all these resources being "wasted" in Iraq, and diminish our effectiveness in Afghanistan by being diverted to Iraq, were just as shrill about our first foray into Afghanistan.
Not much has changed.
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posted on
10/05/2006 1:24:34 PM PDT
by
alloysteel
(In war, disproportionate force is the ONLY way to assure victory and subsequent peace.)
To: PurpleMan
Good post -- I'm glad the DoD is responding.
If we had a better press, they'd police themselves -- there's no real reason the military should have to do this job.
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posted on
10/05/2006 2:25:32 PM PDT
by
68skylark
To: PurpleMan
Yea, it's only taken 30 years. (Sigh) Better now than a year from now...
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posted on
10/05/2006 2:32:45 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(The MSM, like Larry Flynt, only care about scandals when there's an "R" by the name...)
To: 68skylark
If we had a better press, they'd police themselves -- there's no real reason the military should have to do this job. Sometimes reality sucks...
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posted on
10/05/2006 2:34:02 PM PDT
by
GOPJ
(The MSM, like Larry Flynt, only care about scandals when there's an "R" by the name...)
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