The Media Are the Enemy
Charles Johnson
Thu Aug 25, 2005 at 6:05 pm PDT • Views: 170
One of the most extreme cases of outrageous, slanted, defeatist reporting I’ve ever seen—and that’s saying a lot: U.S., insurgents locked in stalemate. (Hat tip: Right Equals Might.)
The premise, as you can probably tell from the headline, is that we’re losing in Iraq. The first sentence:
FALLUJAH, Iraq — Insurgents in Anbar province, the center of guerrilla resistance in Iraq, have fought the U.S. military to a stalemate.
But here’s the real kicker:
Military officials now frequently compare the fight in Anbar to the Vietnam War…
Unnamed “military officials” are frequently comparing Iraq to Vietnam? Wow.
… saying that guerrilla fighters, who blend back into the population, are trying to break the will of the American military - rather than defeat it outright - and to erode public support for the war back home.
And the courageous “guerilla fighters” have a staunch ally in Tom Lasseter of Knight Ridder.
Frank says: