Friday, April 18, 2008

Must be Super Powers.

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Jonathan Landay continues his record of being dead right about this endless war. And timely, always ahead of everyone else. Like he's looking for things even if they aren't immediately obvious. Facts that might not be pronounced in a press conference. Must be super powers. From today's McClatchy papers -

The war in Iraq has become "a major debacle" and the outcome "is in doubt" despite improvements in security from the buildup in U.S. forces, according to a highly critical study published Thursday by the Pentagon's premier military educational institute.

The report released by the National Defense University raises fresh doubts about President Bush's projections of a U.S. victory in Iraq just a week after Bush announced that he was suspending U.S. troop reductions.




The question that needs answering:

If this is not picked up in the media narrative, does it matter that one reporter and his paper are getting it right?

Another question that needs answering:

Why has the President's narrative about the Iraq War been so invulnerable to buffeting by facts and public opinion?

Another question that needs answering:

If it isn't facts, and isn't popular support, what is sustaining the President's narrative about this war?

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