Wednesday, December 20, 2006
'We're not winning'
He said it: "We're not winning." OK, the president qualified it: "We're not winning, we're not losing." Still, it's news when a famously stubborn man and commander of our armed forces finally acknowledges reality. It's also sad. Everything they're now considering was proposed and rejected three long years ago. It's also too late. David Ignatius explains why. ... Gregg Jackson, Kevin's co-host on Pundit Review, called in last night on WRKO (see post below) to theorize it was really the media that was losing the war. I'd like to see how he squares that with the president's remarks to the Post yesterday. I've read and reread the Post article and I can't find the part about how journalists are losing the war -- or whether we should decrease or increase our MSM presence in Iraq. Just can't find it. ...
He said it: "We're not winning." OK, the president qualified it: "We're not winning, we're not losing." Still, it's news when a famously stubborn man and commander of our armed forces finally acknowledges reality. It's also sad. Everything they're now considering was proposed and rejected three long years ago. It's also too late. David Ignatius explains why. ... Gregg Jackson, Kevin's co-host on Pundit Review, called in last night on WRKO (see post below) to theorize it was really the media that was losing the war. I'd like to see how he squares that with the president's remarks to the Post yesterday. I've read and reread the Post article and I can't find the part about how journalists are losing the war -- or whether we should decrease or increase our MSM presence in Iraq. Just can't find it. ...
