Posted on 11/25/2006 7:08:59 PM PST by UnklGene
Media Says Withdrawing Troops Would Be a Disaster, Belatedly Endorses Bush -
NEW YORK — The news media has changed its tune since the election and now agrees that withdrawing U.S. troops before the Iraq is stabilized would be a disaster. As a result, the media has belatedly endorsed George Bush and called for a new vote for the House and Congress.
“How can you run an effective strategy for the war with a divided government?” asked Seymour Hersh, a previous critic of the Bush Administration and the Iraq war in a series of articles published in the New Yorker. “What we need now is unity. And withdrawing troops would be a disaster. The Democrats were flat out wrong.”
Before the election, Congressman John Murtha was lionized by the media as a decorated Marine Corps veteran who transformed the political debate over Iraq when he called for a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops. Now the media sees him as an old fogey whom they have discovered was questioned during the Abcsam corruption investigation 25 years ago.
“We missed that,” said Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. of The New York Times. “Our fact checking has been computerized, and the records don’t go back 25 years. We’re investigating that, and we will announce a new policy on fact checking soon.”
When asked by a reporter what kind of stability she saw in Iraq if the U.S. does withdraw its troops, soon-to-be Speaker Nancy Pelosi replied:
”I’m not here to talk about any one proposal because every one of the proposals from right to left in our caucus was about a … formula for bringing the troops home. So, we’re just taking about timing, the fact is that bringing the troops is what is going to happen.”
So what happens in Iraq when the troops are withdrawn?
”I’m not here to talk about what the press recorded [about Hoyer’s statement that withdrawal would lead to a civil war]. What I’m here to say is what Mr. Murtha’s resolution does, and that resolution is to say that strategic redeployment in the region over the horizon with a force to go in as necessary to protect us, us the American people in case of acts of terrorism that could be a threat to our neighbors in the region is a better way, is a better way to proceed. Yes, there were other proposals that had a similar approach but a longer timetable on it and again, again this is not about politics, it’s about the unity in our party… This has a direct impact on the strength of our military to protect us wherever a threat to our security may be in the world. It has a direct impact on the safety of American people and yes, it has an impact on the stability in the region.”
Emma Dubin
Yeah !!! Right!!
Good Grief....
morons....
“How can you run an effective strategy for the war with a divided government?” asked Seymour Hersh, a previous critic of the Bush Administration and the Iraq war in a series of articles published in the New Yorker. “What we need now is unity. And withdrawing troops would be a disaster. The Democrats were flat out wrong.”
I have some choice words that wouldn't pass the filters. If he'd said that 2 years ago, we might have been out of Iraq by now.
It was always about the elections. It wasn't about Casey Sheehan, it was about the elections. It wasn't about Gitmo, it was about the elections. It wasn't about torture, it was about the elections. It wasn't about domestic spying, it was about the elections. It wasn't about WMDs, it was about the elections. It wasn't about Osama bin Laden, it was about the elections. The DNC and their little toadies in the liberal MSM did what it took to win the House and Senate back for the Communist wing of the DemocRATic Party. You can take that to the bank.
LOl. Good satire.
Caught me. Always a first time, I guess. lol!
wtf>!!! How can the war be won when the misguided media is shaping opinion and is more powerful than the pres? Ba$$tards miscredited, discredited and upset the pres and rummie only to learn what THEY have now learned..... the pres's and rummies gameplan. That they were right.
damned media should stay and report on what has happened instead of inadvertently bringing down america through their misguided opinions and propaganda. Its this activity that prolongs the efforts and costs more lives. will they concede to that???
let the pros do their work
It happens. With how out of control the MSM is nowadays it can be hard to tell.
From the above satire piece:
"Now the media sees him as an old fogey whom they have discovered was questioned during the Abcsam corruption investigation 25 years ago.
“We missed that,” said Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. of The New York Times. “Our fact checking has been computerized, and the records don’t go back 25 years. We’re investigating that, and we will announce a new policy on fact checking soon.”
That part cracked me up. Especially the spelling of "ABSCAM"---"Abcsam" lol.
“How can you run an effective strategy for the war with a divided government?” asked Seymour Hersh..."
Riiiight.
“What we need now is unity. And withdrawing troops would be a disaster. The Democrats were flat out wrong.”
Wow, a harsh statement directed towards Democrats! That's courage!
Unity now. No, not 3 1/2 years ago when this country took on this fight while fending off these these loathesome communists at the NYT and the entire Democrat party who jointly have done everything conceivable to hinder and obstruct this adminstration in executing this mission, mind you, but NOW.
Seymour Hersh is a treasonous scumbag. If there were any justice in this country, this low-life would be behind bars.
Yuk yuk
I mean, this implies they don't want to leave, have Iraq melt-down, and then they take the heat for it? That would mean they are just out to cover their backsides, whether it be pre or post election. That would imply they really don't give a rat's backside about what is right, only covering theirs?
I'm soooo disillusioned by them now! ;-) /sarcasm
This has to be a parody.
Now that his party has regained power, Hersh is free to be as 'critical' as he wants of Democrats without cause for concern. He's personally delivering the message to all his drones that they should 'stay the course' of indecision and ambiguity on Iraq until he gets back to them.
There is nothing inadvertent about it, the goal is exactly to bring down America, and to replace it with an enlightened New World Order, neo-Socialist United Nations world government.
There's no telling anymore with this bunch. If every word were true, who'd be shocked?
Knew right there it was a joke.
Liberals never admit their mistakes...
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