For Memorial Day: Editorials Still Oppose Iraq Withdrawals
By Greg Mitchell (Opinion)
Published: May 29, 2006
NEW YORK Today marks another Memorial Day, this time with the American death toll in Iraq well past 2400 lives, with over 18,000 injured. Just over six months have passed since hawkish Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) called for the beginning of a U.S. pullout in Iraq – and just days ago, President Bush outlined his latest plan, amid rumors of a withdrawal, to "stay the course,” amid graphic reports of a new “My Lai.”
All of this would seem to call out for a re-thinking of positions or assumptions on newspaper editorial pages. Indeed, three of the most influential did weigh in Sunday with Iraq editorials. All of them, despite strong crtiicism in the same editorials, came out against starting to bring the boys home.
This continues the depressing tradition of newspaper editorials saying most of the right things, and pressing charges against the administration’s handling of the war – while arguing for “more time” or “a few more months” for the latest “turning point” in Iraq to produce a positive outcome. This pattern could – and possibly will – go on nearly forever.
It ain’t funny how time slips away.
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