Neocon
John Gibson over at FOX begins the Haditha spin on behalf of the Repugs:
Those people who oppose the war and want to make those who supported it pay with shame, embarrassment and a complete loss of credibility and reputation, want desperately for this massacre -- if it turns out to be what happened -- to be the name this war is known by forever. Haditha -- My Lai -- Iraq -- Vietnam: it all fits together neatly in a slime fest designed to win elections and set the direction of the history books.
The Iraq War may not be the best war we ever fought. When the dust settles we'll know for sure. But it accomplished a great goal that no one else had managed for the last 15 years at least: ridding the world of Saddam. No matter what the political spinners say, that was a great thing.
Hmmm...Saddam or Haditha? Which best represents the story of the Iraq War?
Neither, you fucking idiot. And even in the most liberal anti-war circles, I've seen no one suggest that Haditha defines this war.
Anybody? Bueller? Bueller? Who "wants desperately for this massacre...to be the name this war is known by forever"?
Fess up, Kossacks. Which of you is making this war about 24 dead Iraqi civilians, instead of the 2468 dead Americans? Which of you has held up these 24 civilians above the 42,000 other Iraqi civilians that George has killed?
Gibson:
And the Iraq War should be known for that fact -- Saddam is gone -- not for one incident of alleged revenge killing in a place called Haditha.
Thanks for trying to change the subject, John, but this war will forever be about Bush's big lie. It's about an unnecessary, unjustified war that we were lied into. It's about poor planning, under-staffing, and over-confidence.
Read this again...
it all fits together neatly in a slime fest designed to win elections and set the direction of the history books.
Now WE'RE trying to win elections with the Iraq War. Bush would never do such a "slimy" thing, right, John?
Today, the White House, via Tony Snow, "assured" the American people that the details of the Haditha investigation would be fully disclosed to the public. Six months after the fact, not unlike Abu Ghraib. On Bush Daylight Time.
So let's recap:
1. Massacre
2. Cover Up
3. Six Months Pass
4. SHIT! Word got out!
5. But we got Saddam!
6. Blame the Democrats for politicizing it
So there you go.
Gibson, you are 100% fucktard.