Kos on Quagmire and Propaganda
Some good commentary from Daily Kos today: Not a quagmire. Yet. He also talks about the ongoing propaganda effort from the U.S. military, and their squandering of credibility through lots of statements that have required subsequent retraction:
- Saddam is dead! Ok, no he’s not.
- Iraq fired a Scud at Kuwait! Ok, no it wasn’t.
- Umm Qasr is taken! Ok, no it’s not.
- The Iraqi 51st Division surrendered en masse! Ok, no it hasn’t.
- Republican Guard commanders will surrender! Ok, no they won’t.
- Basra is taken! Ok, no it’s not.
- We found a chemical weapons factory! Ok, maybe it isn’t.
Anyway, see the article for the rest of his take on it.
