Friday, August 22, 2003

Showdown at Credibility Gap

Friday's Washington Post has one of the best articles I've seen on the politics of war since the World Trade Center/Pentagon attacks of "9/11".

Security May Not Be Safe Issue for Bush in '04 by Dana Milbank and Mike Allen

One of the greatest strenths of democracy is that ordinary people don't like war.  Even popular wars create a certain amount of electoral suspicion of the Presidential party prosecuting the war.

Even before the American press discovered what a scam the WMD claims had been, Dana Milbank was one of the few mainstream reporters that was doing his job as a journalist by writing articles applying some genuine critical analysis to Bush's claims, including on foreign policy.  This is a very good article that deserves the attention it's getting.

Bush and Rummy coasted on war fever from September 2001 through the 2002 Congressional elections up until July 2003. 

Now the free ride is over. The problems in Iraq and Afghanistan are too obvious to be covered up by patriotic slogans and happy talk. 

- Posted by Bruce Miller 08/22/03

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