The Media Slant on Invading Iraq
By Monty Rainey (02/03/03)
Leave it to the biased American media and their liberal friends in Washington to slant the coming invasion of Iraq. The catch word of the day seems to be American ‘unilateralism.’ Of course this description of the Bush Administrations policy on dealing with Iraq is inaccurate, but when did the media ever let a little inaccuracy stop them from slanting the news? And of course, the media is joined by its liberal allies, many of which happen to be democratic presidential hopefuls who are all too happy to add to the mantra.
A good example can be found in Michael Dobbs piece in the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47226-2003Jan26.html
which begins with a strong anti-Bush slant and steadily moves further to the left. Dobbs quotes sources who tell the reader about Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is making ‘stupid’ remarks. But then, that is of little surprise as the left is fond of labeling conservatives as ‘stupid.’
John Kerry, democratic presidential hopeful from Massachusetts is quoted accusing the Bush administration of "alienating our longtime friends and allies, alarming potential foes and spreading anti-Americanism around the world" through its "blustering unilateralism." Well, let’s talk about this ‘so-called’ unilateralism for a moment.
There are 19 members of NATO, and it so happens that 15 of those 19 nations are in support of the president and the US. While true the president may not have the same type of coalition his father enjoyed during the first US war with Iraq, having 75% of the NATO allies behind us hardly constitutes unilateralism!
Is it possible the Washington Post and countless other national news sources are attempting to slant the news here? Surely news editors would not allow their disdain for President Bush to influence reporting the news.
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