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November 17, 2008
Defeat America * Aid Her Foes
Posted by Tina
“How the Party of Defeat Lost Fallujah,” by Ben Johnson
* A NEW ASSESSMENT PRODUCED BY THE U.S. ARMY HAS FOUND THE MILITARY’S FIERCEST FOES DID NOT RECEIVE THEIR TRAINING from al-Qaeda, Ansar al-Islam, or Hezbollah, but from Harvard University, the Columbia School of Journalism, and the New York Times editorial board. *
* An assessment produced by analysts at the U.S. Army's National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) has found the hardest-fought battle of the Iraq War, the siege of Fallujah in April 2004, was lost not on the battlefield but in the court of public opinion. The authors called media coverage “crucial to building political pressure to halt military operations,” in the Arab world and within Coalition member nations. The report stated: The outcome of a purely military contest in Fallujah was always a foregone conclusion – Coalition victory. But Fallujah was not simply a military action, it was a political and informational battle...The effects of media coverage, enemy information operations, and the fragility of the political environment conspired to force a halt to U.S. military operations. *** Specifically, the report mentioned false claims of civilian casualties, singling out Al Jazeera and Al-Arabiyah footage. “Children were shown bespattered with blood; mothers were shown screaming and mourning day after day.” Leaked anonymously on the internet, the United Press International (UPI) news service reports that it has confirmed the Army report’s accuracy. It confirms the thesis of the book David Horowitz and I wrote together, Party of Defeat: that the most effective efforts against the war have emanated from American politicians and journalists. *
Please read the entire article; better yet, read the book!
Posted by Post Scripts at November 17, 2008 3:22 PM
Comments
Good, Lord. What drivel. Tina, (and it's always you), left-wing blog, right-wing blog ... it's all drivel.
When ARE you gonna learn?
Posted by: Libby | November 17, 2008 7:05 PM
Libby: "left-wing blog, right-wing blog ... it's all drivel."
* NEW ASSESSMENT PRODUCED BY THE U.S. ARMY
* United Press International (UPI) news service reports that it has confirmed the Army report’s accuracy.
Tell me Libby, what makes this this drivel?
Posted by: Tina | November 17, 2008 7:49 PM
I'm glad this was made public and that it came from the Army (right on)...I wish I could share some intel on other subjects that would open your eyes.
Posted by: J | November 17, 2008 9:29 PM
* NEW ASSESSMENT PRODUCED BY THE U.S. ARMY
well, Mr. Johnson SAYS it's an army assessment . .
but since we don't have an independent check--it's all drivel!
Good call, Libby!
Posted by: Wondering | November 18, 2008 8:46 AM
Ben Johnson is a blogger, is he not? And his synthesis, if you can call it that, of the Army report is right-wing drivel, IMHO.
Posted by: Libby | November 18, 2008 9:27 AM
J...I wish you could too...one day in the future maybe you can.
Libby's zero experience, zero information based opinion is of course NOT drivel. The enemy thanks you for your loyal support.
"Wondering" is equally befuddled by information:
"Mr. Johnson SAYS it's an army assessment . .
but since we don't have an independent check--it's all drivel!"
I'd say the UPI is an independent check...lousy call both of you. Ben Johnson was merely reporting that UPI confirmed the Army's findings.
Can you people read and comprehend or are you just that stubbornly unwilling to give even an inch? Don't bother responding it was asked rhetorically.
Posted by: Tina | November 18, 2008 12:23 PM