Posted on 02/14/2005 4:33:22 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
It's clearly been a difficult grieving process for Katie. The success of the Iraqi elections was obviously a painful blow to the superannuated cheerleader, and she's struggling to regain her equilibrium
Working through the various stages of healing, Katie for the time being seems somewhat stuck in the "denial" phase, in which she cannot bring herself to accept that the elections were indeed successful and have given Iraq a fighting chance to move toward democracy.
Thus it was that in her interview of NBC reporter Richard Engel, reporting from Baghdad, Katie chose to emphasize the negative.
The premise of Couric's first question was that those wacky mullahs in Iran will have inordinate influence over the Shiites who will dominate the new Iraqi government.
Engel abetted this gloomy view, mentioning that the head of one of the major new Iraqi parties spent 20 years in Iran and was a member of something called the Bomber Brigades (not clear exactly who they were bombing). He also mentioned that the Iranians are contributing to charities in a couple of Shiite-majority cities.
Engel did mention that the Shiites failed to garner a sufficient majority to establish a government entirely on their own, and thus that the Kurds will have a chance to play kingmaker.
Next, obviously distraught over the insurgents' possibly waning influence, Katie asked: "after the election, some had a feeling that the insurgents weren't as all-powerful as they had been portrayed. But since the election, 108 people have been killed in various insurgent attacks."
Couric then moved to the question of the day, in which her own hopes and dreams were clearly on display: "So, have the elections galvanized the insurgents or [Heaven forbid] placated them?"
Engel surmised that the elections have placed the insurgents "in an awkward position. Prior to the election they could argue they were fighting US occupation but as Iraqis take over they have to find a new angle. Now they are trying to delegitimize the government and are finding some support among Sunnis."
If Iraq continues on its path toward democracy, we're all going to have to come together to be supportive of Katie, as she plunges deeper into grief and depression.
Katie, we're here for you!
Katie delivering yet another negative fair and unbalanced whine.... I'm as shocked as little Tommy Daschel.
But you failed to tell us whether or not Katie was wearing her chador this morning. ( ;-D
Thanks for pointing me to Robin Wright's column in today's Washington Post. Here's a link for others who would like to read it:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21679-2005Feb13.html
While she goes out of her way to begin the column by quoting those with the most negative view of the election and who foresee a major role for Iran, by the end she has to backpeddle somewhat, quoting Iraqi Shiite leaders to the effect that they don't want to emulate Iran and have chosen a path toward democracy not theocracy. It's also mentioned that experts don't in fact believe that Iraq will become a vassal state of Iran and that Iraq's Arab identity will keep it separate from Iran's Persian one.
Yes but Dan Senor doesn't know anything, the whole time he was in Iraq did he get to know the insurgents needs? Did he try to find out what made them so very angry? No, he only followed Bush's plan making him a puppet of the occupationists. We all know the Iraqi's really do not want democracy. They want to live in squalor and fear.
Ugh...Don't you get tired of the nitwits on the left who believe this garbage?
Wasn't that a riot? And you know that for the highly fashion-conscious Katie there are no coincidences when it comes to wardrobe choice.
Anger. <== Katie is here.
Depression.
Acceptance.
Robin Wright's reporting on Iraq has been execrable. The Washington Post must know by now that they hired a lemon.
Could there possibly be yet a fifth stage, signalling enlightenment: Katie turns up wearing button "Jeb/Condi 2008!"
Check out this incredible column from the Wall Street Journal about all the recent GOOD news from Iraq [not sure if registration required]:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110006290
Wonder when someone will realize and report that there is more vilolence on the streets of Detroit than in Iraq on most days.
Yes, I do get tired of it. They have nothing original to say and keep parroting the same lines, even when proven wrong.
And monkeys could fly out of my butt.
She wore black the day after Sadam Hussein was captured as well.
As Homer Simpson once said:
"Now Bart, Katie Couric worked long and hard to become TV's most successful dwarf"
(or something to that effect)
..."since the election, 108 people have been killed in various insurgent attacks..."
Katie, how many people have been murdered in America since the Iraq elections? Is that not important?
In a mark of her fairness, Katie is willing to blame Pres. Bush for that too ;-)
What you claim is likely true. However, I'm not sure that Colin Powell was ever truly in the White House "loop". Strange though that may seem, he appears to have been brought into the decision-making process after decisions were reached. Historically, that is not so unusual as it was a strategy employed by FDR in dealing with Hull, Truman used with Byrnes, and Reagan with Haig.
I know. It was proverty caused by unemployment when the US overthrew the Baathists and put all those party hacks out of work.
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