The nefarious Bush regime has been playing down the decline in violence in Iraq by hiding the data showing how good the news is. We know this because Newsweek has discovered some never before published statistics! There was no evidence, and no statistics to back this drop before. Right? Right?
Uhh, I am speechless. Take it away Greyhawk.
PS: When are we going to hear from all those who claimed the statistics and evidence (which Newsweek has just discovered) were lies? Not just that maybe they were temporary, or wanted to see more, but said that we were all buying into the lies of the military and the ChimpyMcBushaliburton spin machine? When are we going to hear an admission that the insults and accusations directed at Petraeus were false and based on misleading and tendentious evidence? Where is the apology?
I predict we will hear little. If things go south later we will hear, “see he was lying.” That is a non-sequitur, but who cares when the lives of so many are really more about spewing bile at Bush than really evaluating what is going on on the ground. If things continue to progress? Crickets will be our soundtrack.
Update: As long as I am beating this drum, I suggest reading McQ’s dissection of the cognitive dissonance that is the NY Times editorial page, where we still read phrases such as this:
The news out of Iraq just keeps getting worse.
Do these people even read the work of their own reporters? It is astounding to me that a paper that has produced some of the best reporting coming out of Iraq can consistently make claims which fly in the face of their own journalists. They couldn’t even avoid doing that when events had a far more grim cast and they didn’t need to fly off into la la land to make their case. Simply amazing.
[tags] Iraq, Petraeus, body counts, violence, surge, Bush[/tags]
A great strategic thinker has said…
Would that our own press would stop being objective about those who really do spread tyranny and suffering over innocent people.
You should take a look at the Wounded Warriors Project. It raises awareness for severely wounded combat U.S. combat veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan. It really puts a face on the cost of this war. Here’s a link:
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/aarwebshow
Jeff
We have mentioned the group before, though our featured charity is Fisher House. Thanks for the link though, more exposure for our veterans needs is always welcome.
As for the cost of the war, that is something we never forget, nor could I personally as it directly affects my family. We have already had to face some of that cost, though thankfully no limbs or lives have been lost as of yet, though the damage in other ways has been quite deep and traumatic.