The MSM might be reconsidering editorial philosophy.
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| WaPo Publishes Pro War OpEd by an in ops Marine Captain |
| 2005-12-14 |
| Well this is progress. The WaPo is publishing an op ed which makes utter hash of the drivel that Murtha is spouting and does so calmly and respectfully. The Truth On the Ground By Ben Connable Wednesday, December 14, 2005; Page A29 When I told people that I was getting ready to head back to Iraq for my third tour, the usual response was a frown, a somber head shake and even the occasional "I'm sorry." When I told them that I was glad to be going back, the response was awkward disbelief, a fake smile and a change of subject. The common wisdom seems to be that Iraq is an unwinnable war and a quagmire and that the only thing left to decide is how quickly we withdraw. Depending on which poll you believe, about 60 percent of Americans think it's time to pull out of Iraq. How is it, then, that 64 percent of U.S. military officers think we will succeed if we are allowed to continue our work? ...We know the streets, the people and the insurgents far better than any armchair academic or talking head. As military professionals, we are trained to gauge the chances of success and failure, to calculate risk and reward. We have little to gain from our optimism and quite a bit to lose as we leave our families over and over again to face danger and deprivation for an increasingly unpopular cause....The proponents of the quagmire vision argue that the very presence of U.S. troops in Iraq is the cause of the insurgency and that our withdrawal would give the Iraqis their only true chance for stability. Most military officers and NCOs with ground experience in Iraq know that this vision is patently false. |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #6 Next column will come from Neal Gabler, who'll argue that the Marine was actually a CIA Psy-ops officer planted by the evil Rove-Cheney machine to lightly rinse Americans' brains. |
| Posted by: The Happy Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-12-14 17:47 |
| #5 The next column will be by HilLIARy. |
| Posted by: Elmatch Elmereque7078 2005-12-14 13:51 |
| #4 Here's a one yr chart of the NY Times The MSM might be reconsidering editorial philosophy. |
| Posted by: doc 2005-12-14 13:26 |
| #3 The anti-victory types will still deny things aren't as bad as they want. After all, this guy is an Officer. They LOVE to kill and blow things up. Just ask Hanoi "Burkha" Jane. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-12-14 13:25 |
| #2 For my part, I have no intention of letting them forget their part in the opposition. If my moonbat brother-in-law ever, EVER, dares to speak of the progress we are making in the ME, I will be there to ask him, "What do you mean, 'we'?" |
| Posted by: BH 2005-12-14 12:45 |
| #1 Woo Doggies! And in the WaPo, no less Talk about a sign of the End Times. I think we will start to see more and more of this. Iraq is slowly turning into a success as the jihadis both get sqeezed and alienate the citizens. The Iraqi people are beginning to feel safe enough to rat out the jihadis in their neighoborhoods. Despite being ignored by the media, the Iraqi military and police are playing an increasingly effective role. Even the Sunnis are giving up their attempt to become the New Paleostinians and are realizing it is easier to ride a horse in the direction it's going. When Iraq becomes an undeniable success, it will not look good for the media to still be rooting for the other side. As for the Democratic Party, I suspect tickets for the Wayback Machine will be in great demand as everyone tries to rewind to 1998 or so back when they were for the war before they were against it. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2005-12-14 12:39 |