FAIR gives timeline of press support for war
This is why no Democrat can claim s/he was misled. -SG
This timeline is an attempt to recall some of the worst moments in journalism, from the fall of 2002 and into the early weeks of the Iraq War. It is not an exhaustive catalog, but a useful reference point for understanding the media’s performance. The timeline also points to missed opportunities, when courageous journalists—working inside the mainstream and the alternative media—uncovered stories that should have made the front pages of daily newspapers, or provided fodder for TV talk shows. By reading mainstream media critically and tuning into the alternative press, citizens can see that the notion that “everyone” was wrong about Iraq was—and is—just another deception.
September 1, 2002
— In a Baltimore Sun column calling for the resumption of weapons inspections in Iraq, former inspector Scott Ritter points out that earlier inspections had been able to verify a “90 percent to 95 percent level of…FULL
Gup:
Let’s be honest - every single Democrat that voted for the war had access to this news. They didn’t want to be branded as “weak on Defense” and were only thinking of one thing - re-election. They weren’t thinking of us (”the troops”) then and they certainly don’t give a crap about us now if they think March or September of 2007 is acceptable for an exit date. The only acceptable date to leave Iraq is YESTERDAY and the only acceptable politician is the one who DID NOT VOTE to authorize King George’s war.
28 March 2007, 9:57 am