What if we had a president who could not admit a mistake, ever? And what if he made mistakes fairly often? Republican John McCain pushed back on Wednesday against Democratic criticism that he misstated when the troop buildup ordered by President Bush began, saying elements were put in place before Bush announced the strategy in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mistakes’
What Would Happen?
Posted in In the News, Mendacity, The Press, The War, tagged dishonest, lies, McCain, mistakes on July 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It Just Don’t Get Much Better Than This!
Posted in The War, tagged debacle, Iraq war, mistakes on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Borrowed from Josh Marshall’s TPM this recent report (pdf) from the National Defense University by Joseph Collins, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Stability Operations in the Pentagon until 2004, couldn’t provide a starker contrast. It is titled “Choosing War: The Decision to Invade Iraq and Its Aftermath,” and it begins: Measured in blood [...]
