As Casualties Mount, Bush Ignores Reality

[dweller]

by Joe Conason

Conservatives believe they know the best way to honor the sacrifices of our troops
in Iraq: We must all pretend that the war is going fine, that progress is proceeding
according to plan, that the insurgency is soon to be routed,
and that victory is somewhere just over the horizon.

When things momentarily went well last winter during the
Iraqi elections, we were urged to proclaim an imminent
triumph—just as the right-wing pundits and politicians did so deliriously back then.
When things began to deteriorate again with the recent upsurge in bombings and
attacks, we were told to ignore the bad news—as those same pundits and
politicians are doing so quietly now.

Although the ongoing carnage in Iraq no longer gets the headlines reserved for exhibitionist celebrities,
even the flickering attention paid to death’s daily drumbeat is too much for certain war enthusiasts. A
conservative columnist for The New York Times has suggested that the media simply cease coverage of
suicide bombings. This was a strange proposal from someone working for one of the world’s most
important news organizations, but one that aptly reflected current attitudes in the White House, the
Defense Department and much of official Washington.

Both President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney evidently believe their own uplifting
rhetoric and brusque dismissals of criticism. They won’t let reality-based analysis intrude on their
faith-based perspective.

http://www.observer.com/pages/conason.asp

dp

[Cha]

1. Too bad Deep Throat

didn't jar the msm into investagative journalist mode..because if we had one of those..the damn bush and cheney would have to start living in reality and it wouldn't be pretty..cause they created it.

[whatgives]

2. Excellent point n/t

[librechik]

3. that is so eloquent and true I want to cry

Conason must be tired of people worshipping him by now, though. Just read it and broadcast it.

[dweller]

4. n/t

:hug:

dp