Another 'Tipping Point' article on Iraq. This one by E&P

[Carla in Ca]

<http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/columns/pressingissues_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001019155>



By Greg Mitchell

(August 22, 2005) -- As the dog days of August wind down, the editorial pages of American newspapers face a moment of truth on the Iraq war. Over the next few weeks, with vacationers heading home, the president's popularity sinking, hearings planned in Congress and major antiwar protests set, the case for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq -- sooner rather than later, as Al Neuharth has repeatedly put it -- will finally become a center of public and political debate.

Or, as Republican Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska (who once favored the war) said on Sunday, "We should start figuring out how we get out of there. I think our involvement there has destabilized the Middle East. And the longer we stay there, I think the further destabilization will occur."

It's time for newspapers, many of which helped get us into this war, to use their editorial pages as platforms to help get us out of it. So far, few have done much more than wring their hands. Not many months ago, in fact, some papers, including The New York Times, were calling for more U.S. troops for Iraq.

Now, it's literally do-or-die time.

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The term is used on this thread by Up2Late as well. We ARE going to see something happen, and soon. * can make all the speeches he wants but I really feel it will not make a difference. It is too late.

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1719624>

Also, another web site says MPs are ready to introduce articles of impeachment against Tony Blair.

<http://impeachblair.org/>

[longship]

1. An important article at an important time.

This is not going well for Bandar Boosh.

[Carla in Ca]

2. No, it sure isn't

He needs to go, and soon. Kicking and screaming if necessary, but it has to be before we all get dragged down with him. Media has done it's share of boosting this war of lies for far too long. I think that is starting to change as well. Not because they will admit they were wrong but because no one wants to side with a loser. Whatever the reason, just do it...and soon.