NY Times Iraq Reporter Corrects Russert: ‘American Troops Were Greeted as Liberators
US News • March 2008 • Views: 411
NY Times Iraq Reporter Corrects Russert: ‘American Troops Were Greeted as Liberators - Post Media Reply
Reminded by Tim Russert on Russert’s Saturday night CNBC show, about how Vice President Cheney predicted U.S. troops would be welcomed as “liberators” by the Iraqi people, New York Times Iraq reporter John Burns corrected Russert’s presumption that Cheney was misguided: “The American troops were greeted as liberators. We saw it. It lasted very briefly, it was exhausted quickly by the looting.”