Gen.Abizad says press is losin war..not military.

[PatPatriot]

Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004 12:54 a.m. EDT



Gen. Abizaid Blasts Distorted Iraq War Coverage

Centcom Commander General John Abizaid blasted Iraq war critics in Congress and the press on Sunday for focusing on isolated cases of bad news while ignoring the progress being made by the U.S. military in stabilizing the country.

"The constant drumbeat in Washington of a war that is being lost, that can't be won, of a resistance that is out of control, simply do not square with the facts on the ground," Abizaid told NBC's "Meet the Press."



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"We need to look at what's happening in the region, as opposed to the reports of one or two journalists that happen to think that everybody in Iraq is in the resistance," he explained.

"If everybody in Iraq was in the resistance," the Centcom chief argued, "they wouldn't be volunteering for the armed forces. We've got over 100,000 people that are trained and equipped now. That number is going up higher. There is more people that are coming forward to fight for the future of Iraq than are fighting against it."

Abizaid warned that the distorted press coverage is playing right into the hands of the terrorists, telling "Meet the Press," "Remember that the enemy wants to break our will. They are experts at manipulating the media." Editor's note:

 

[GAMEFACE]

It's to turn off CBS, ABC, NBC and CNN. I know their rating are all in the toilet, but maybe if they get low enough they'll begin to tell a bit of the truth. No doubt we would have lost WW2 with the seditious media we have today.

 

[eek.]

Its the entire operation thats a (sick) joke.

From the BS that led to the Invasion, right up to the present day.

Dropping 1000 pounders onto civilian areas from 10,000 feet isn't doing your credibility as liberators any favours either...

US Congress : Iraq rebuilding efforts 'pitiful'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3661588.stm

Ur good at keeping the oil well infrastructure pumping though...funny that...'cos ur flipping usless at water electricity and sewerage.

 

[JudgeWapner]

What do you expect the cat to say,that we are f*cked?

 

[IMRIGHTURWRONG]

A news article with this...

URL: http://www.newsmax.com/images/banners_275x150/newsmax3.jpg

And you expect people to take your opinion and reference material for real....

Too god damn funny.
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[D2bets]

I saw the Gen. Abizaid interview and he also took issue with Bush's claim that Kerry's questioning of the war undermined the troops and emboldened the enemy. He opined, and rightly so, that a free and open debate about policy is a good thing and is something we are trying to spread to the Middle East.

If there's one thing that annoys me most about Bush and ths Admin., it's how they try to stifle all dissent by wrapping themselves in the flag. Gen. Abizaid shot down all that nonsense about embolding the enemy with policy debate.

 

[Marco]

"blasted.....for focusing on isolated cases of bad news while ignoring the progress being made by the U.S. military in stabilizing the country."

Is this what dubya was referring to when he said "mission accomplished"?

When the US military leaves the area Gen. Abizaid will not want any reporting done at all, because this whole area is going to turn into a free-for-all in about two heartbeats.....

progress will end when the military leaves and this area is going to be an eastern version of the Israel/Palestine tradition....with about 4 or 5 factions vying for power....should make for some good fireworks shows, though a bit bloody....