President G.W. Bush - you remember him? He's the president & CIC of the U.S. of A. - gave a speech on the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war & the ouster of saddam hussein from power.
Mr. Bush, speaking before troops, officers and defense officials at the Pentagon, acknowledged in some of his bluntest language yet that the costs of the war, in lives and money, had been higher than he had anticipated — and longer.Meanwhile, the MSM tends to skew or minimize any real gains and successes in Iraq, as noted by NewsBusters dot org.
He remained unwavering, however, in his insistence that the invasion of Iraq that began in March 2003 had made the world better and the United States safer.
“My plan to end this war will finally put pressure on Iraq’s leaders to take responsibility for their future,” he said in remarks prepared for delivery. “Because we’ve learned that when we tell Iraq’s leaders that we’ll stay as long as it takes, they take as long as they want.”
The number of troops in Iraq is at the center of the administration’s planning. The top American commander, Gen. David H. Petraeus, is scheduled to appear before Congress in early April to present his recommendations on how to continue the war after the withdrawal of the 30,000 additional troops ordered to Iraq by Mr. Bush last year.
~Pre-War Opponents: networks gave a majority of soundbites (59%) to the losing anti-war side.But wait! There's more. Six percent of the national press corps describe themselves as conservative, and the remaining 93% of nationally recognized journalists describe themselves as 'moderate to very liberal'. Of course, all reporters are completely objective in everything they write. 'scuse me while I spit!
~Combat Coverage: TV reporters stationed in Baghdad often passed along the enemy's unverified propaganda (Associated *w/ terrorists* Press, msnbc, rueters, et al).
~Bad news - good; Good news - bad: Out of 1,712 evening news stories, the lion's share (848, or 61%) focused on U.S. casualties, bombings, kidnappings or political setbacks, (with weeks on end, 24/7 Abu Ghraib & Haditha accusations) compared to just 245 (14%) that reported positive developments.
And all of this mysteriously coincides with the ever shrinking news coverage of any thing Iraq.
