The Administration's Bad News Friday
They've done it again. The Bush administration releases bad news on a Friday.
This time, it's a Pentagon report called "Measuring Security and Stability in Iraq." It's a report required by Congress from the Pentagon quarterly. This latest installment is bleak and details the growth in fighting between religious factions in Iraq over the last three months. The report also shows a decline in Iraqi public opinion about Iraq's future.
Certainly, this is bad political news for the President and his Republican supporters. Is it coincidence that the report was released on the Friday afternoon before a three-day holiday weekend? Of course not! The Sunday news shows have already been safely taped, most journalists are off, and most Americans are happily enjoying the last of the summer away from newspapers, radios, and TVs.
They do this every time.
This time, it's a Pentagon report called "Measuring Security and Stability in Iraq." It's a report required by Congress from the Pentagon quarterly. This latest installment is bleak and details the growth in fighting between religious factions in Iraq over the last three months. The report also shows a decline in Iraqi public opinion about Iraq's future.
Certainly, this is bad political news for the President and his Republican supporters. Is it coincidence that the report was released on the Friday afternoon before a three-day holiday weekend? Of course not! The Sunday news shows have already been safely taped, most journalists are off, and most Americans are happily enjoying the last of the summer away from newspapers, radios, and TVs.
They do this every time.
Labels: politics
2 Comments:
This American was home watching Why We Fight. I assume you've seen that? Holy God. I've decided when I get back to work on Tuesday I'm going to take a Why do we Fight? poll. I am going to ask all teenagers WHY DO WE FIGHT? as well as staff and other patrons I feel comfortable approaching.
Yes, I thought Why We Fight was a really good documentary. I thought it was much better balanced than, say, Fahrenheit 9/11 and other critical documentaries that have come out lately.
Lies and fear. Their entire empire is built upon lies and fear.
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