Civil War or Not, Does it Really Matter?
the Bear at The Absurd Report on Nov 30 2006 at 2:00 pm | Filed under: Feature Article, Iraq
I have cut and pasted several paragraphs from previous posts in an effort to emphasize the ongoing debate about Iraq. Much is being made in the debate about Iraq being in a state of Civil War.
From INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
NBC Has Its Own ‘Cronkite Moment’
WWIII: NBC calls Iraq a “civil war,” acknowledging that its decision could “erode” support for our effort there. Isn’t that the point? As in Vietnam, the media blame America first and become the enemy’s mouthpiece.If Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaida’s No. 2 terrorist and aide to Osama bin Laden, gets tired of his current post, he might try seeking the position of managing editor at NBC News. As al-Zawahiri wrote in a 6,000-word letter dated July 8, 2005: “(W)e are in a battle, and more than half this battle is in the media.”
On Monday, NBC officially defected to the other side.
From the Wall Street Journal
That task has clearly been complicated by recent events–including more blood in Baghdad and the Republican wipeout in Congress caused in part by frustration with the Iraq war. There’s also this week’s spectacle of the wannabe Walter Cronkites at outlets like NBC News and the Los Angeles Times patting themselves on the back for declaring that the Iraq conflict is a “civil war.” Mr. Cronkite is often credited with helping turn public opinion against the war in Vietnam, and today’s media point seems to be to declare the war unwinnable, as if this were actually desirable.
