Cronkite In CBS 5 Interview: Iraq War A 'Disaster' (On Drudge)

CBS5 ^ | Feb 23, 2007 | Hank Plante

[Anti-Bubba182]

(CBS 5) SAN JOSE It was in 1968, when CBS Anchorman Walter Cronkite did a tour of Vietnam, and came back highly critical of that war.

His pronouncement that the Vietnam War was unwinnable led to such a shift in public opinion against the war that President Lyndon Johnson said, "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost America."

The 90-year-old Cronkite was in San Jose on Friday addressing the Commonwealth Club. In an exclusive interview with CBS 5, he weighed in on the situation in Iraq.

"We should have gotten out a long time ago. This is a mistake, this entire war there, it's a disaster. And the earlier we get out the better," Cronkite said. "It's a terrible disaster. Look at the loss of lives of our young Americans there and those who have been maimed for life, for what purpose? No purpose we can define."..."

[Anti-Bubba182]

Not content to damage US efforts in one War Cronkite decides to try another.

[BigSkyFreeper]

More drooling nonsense from a senile old bat.

[Carling]

The difference is that no one cares what the old coot says anymore.

Cronkites are a dime a dozen in the MSM these days. It's over, Wally.

[Jet Jaguar]

Senility like Murtha.

Bump.

[cripplecreek]

I've never seen him the same way after hearing him talk about riding in a bomber over WWII europe. He said he fired the gun when the bomber came under attack but didn't try to aim at anything.

[muawiyah]

Cronkite is as senile and evil today as he was 40 years ago.

[MovementConservative]

How about the security of this country? These people don't take the WOT seriously. They think if we are really nice to people they will leave us to be. Morons.

[DCPatriot]

The sooner everybody defines the enemy without nuance, the sooner we'll be able to shut these jerks up.

Al Quada is not North Vietnam. Tehran is not Ho Ch Minh City.

A nuke is not an AK47.

[ShawTaylor]

"Not content to damage US efforts in one War Cronkite decides to try another."

Yup.
Fortunately, the liberal media is not even close to being as powerful as they were during Vietnam, and poor old Walter is just another bitter, frustrated, old man that's simply whistling in the wind.

[atomicpossum]

Shaddap, you moustachio'd bag o' crap.

[tanuki]

He's not expecting something to happen this time, is he? Boy, is he in for a letdown!

[popdonnelly]

Some really good guys from my high school got killed in a no-win war in Vietnam, because of this lout, Cronkite.

STFU, Walter! It's not going to happen again this time, you reprehensible old bastard! No matter how many times you run your mouth, no one is going to listen to you.

[newnhdad]

He's still alive?

[Tabi Katz]

Cronkites are a dime a dozen in the MSM these days. It's over, Wally.

Yep. If these pundits would just shut the ____ up, all fears of global warming would vanish.

[sgtbono2002]

Why should anyone care what this senile old piece of flatulence has to say.

[maxwellp]

The 90-year old Cronkite seems to have forgotton the day America was attacked in New York City, Washington, D.C. and the brave souls on Flight 93 who died in Pennsylvania. 9/11-01 - I have not forgotten, nor will I ever. America's quick action in Afghanistan and Iraq prevented further attacks so far.

[Tabi Katz]

He said he fired the gun when the bomber came under attack but didn't try to aim at anything.

How nice of him to spare some Nazi. Either he's too stupid to understand the concept of "kill or be killed," or he just doesn't give a rat's patoot. Maybe both.

[somemoreequalthanothers]

Go to the light, Walter........

[Chgogal]

A Cronkite antidote:

Pictures of Iraq success stories here [lots o' graphics]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1792428/posts

These are must see pictures that put MSM to shame, so enjoy!

[popdonnelly]

This fool was wrong in 1968, and he's wrong now.