Monday, July 09, 2007
Generals flacking for the Cheney-Bush war policyGareth Porter discusses the degree to which the Cheney-Bush administration have insisted that their generals promote their political line on the Iraq War (How Generals in Iraq Became Bush's Flacks Huffington Post 07/07/07):It is one thing for the commander to brief the press on what his forces are trying to do and providing an account of the results achieved - however skewed to show that they have been favorable. It is quite another thing for these generals to take on the function of explaining why the administration's war policy is certain to be eminently successful and why it is absolutely necessary.When serving military leaders put themselves in the position of explicitly promoting the political position of a badly discredited administration on a highly unpopular war, they shouldn't be surprised when their own credibility is damaged. Tags: gareth porter, iraq war | +Save/Share | | |
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