Veterans Day at the AP
Charles Johnson
Tue Nov 11, 2003 at 7:39 am PST • Views: 271
It’s Veterans Day, and as thoughtful Americans say thank you for the sacrifices our military personnel make to keep us all safe and free, the Associated Press serves up a helping of Bush-bashing quagmire soup: Bush Honoring Veterans at Arlington. The bashing starts in the second paragraph, after a perfunctory nod to the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
On Veterans Day just one year ago, Bush was threatening to commit the “full force and might” of U.S. military against Saddam Hussein unless he quickly disarmed. This year, the administration finds itself empty-handed in the search for these weapons of mass destruction.
And daily attacks against remaining troops have pushed the U.S. death toll to nearly 400, with more than half of those since the president declared an end to major combat operations on May 1.
Frank says: