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2005-11-16 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2005-11-16 09:42|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The solution, it turned out, was the increasing availability of reliable Iraqi soldiers and police.

Well I never...

Posted by Howard UK 2005-11-16 11:06|| 2005-11-16 11:06|| Front Page Top

#2 QUAGMRIRE, VIETNAM, LIES, HALIBURTON, ROVE, LIBBY, PLAME, WMDS, PBS, CBS, FNC, MICKEY MOUSE!
BTW good job Col Harris.

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-11-16 11:47|| 2005-11-16 11:47|| Front Page Top

#3 The road to the airport's safe? When did that happen? They never mentioned that on the news. Or maybe I was too trashed when they did.
Looks like it's time to catch a flight home and sign that book deal. I'll call it "War Is Hell!".
On second thought, I got a little time. Doubles for everybody, Mahmoud! Put it on my tab. I'll expense it when I get home. I'll send you your tip. Promise.

Posted by Grizzled War Correspondent 2005-11-16 12:41|| 2005-11-16 12:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Let's find out if it really is safe. Send, unannounced, John McCain from the Airport to the Green Zone in an unescorted Super Shuttle. That was his definition of success, wasn't it?

Posted by Jamble Croting5747 2005-11-16 12:43|| 2005-11-16 12:43|| Front Page Top

#5 They mentioned it Grizzeled. It was on 60 minutes, as to how bad it was. Next morning, I first heard how safe it was. Don't know if 60 minurtes will redo thier story. The reporter kept trying to get the miltary to say it was a failure. Can we get them to say thier report was a failure?

Posted by plainslow 2005-11-16 13:50|| 2005-11-16 13:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Remember, positive developments simply make a topic disappear. A few weeks ago I saw a few western reporters nearly bristle with challenges when a the head of the military press center mentioned the near-total absence of attacks on Route Irish in recent months. I still wish we'd just closed it to non-Coalition traffic and used the resulting stupid attempts to attack it as harvesting and demonstration opportunities ....

Posted by Verlaine in Iraq 2005-11-16 14:14|| 2005-11-16 14:14|| Front Page Top

#7 plainsow - more likely they rushed to get their negative propaganda out in front of the good news they knew was about to air.

Verlaine - A few weeks ago I saw a few western reporters nearly bristle with challenges What's sad about that comment is that it doesn't make the surprise meter budge. It's just accepted that reporters work against our interests. That should be shocking - but it's not.

Posted by 2b 2005-11-16 14:43|| 2005-11-16 14:43|| Front Page Top

#8 uh, guys. This one was in the Washington Post over a week ago. The Strategy Page piece looks like it was largely lifted from the WaPo.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-11-16 17:04|| 2005-11-16 17:04|| Front Page Top

#9 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/03/AR2005110302600.html?nav=rss_nation/special

November 3rd. Washington Post. NPR picked it up the next day, as did the Seattle paper. Not sure who else did.

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-11-16 17:06|| 2005-11-16 17:06|| Front Page Top

#10 60 minutes spun it the other way AFTER the WaPo did their piece. But thats CBS. Is it just possible that the MSM isnt monolithic?

Posted by liberalhawk 2005-11-16 17:09|| 2005-11-16 17:09|| Front Page Top

#11 Is it just possible that the MSM isnt monolithic?

No, Rove has total control.

If you knew about this, lh, why didn't you post it?

Posted by Grolusing Chutch6799 2005-11-16 18:00|| 2005-11-16 18:00|| Front Page Top

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