Covering The Iraq War

The verbal fisticuffs over Senator John McCain's " Baghad is safer" comments weren't helped by his appearance on 60 minutes last night.  Nor are they helped by the growing legion of legitimate reporters who are covering the Iraq War, but don't see it through McCain's rose-colored glasses. Via editor & Publisher:

San Antonio War Reporter Challenges McCain's View of Iraq

...We reporters here aren't making it up. We're doing our jobs and sharing the same risks as U.S. troops and millions of Iraqis, and we're not running for any public office.  The same can't be said of Sen. John McCain. He's the pro-war presidential candidate, and he was just here last week on a nice dog-and-pony show to a Baghdad market. The good senator is luxuriating back home again, indulging himself in another rant on the media's coverage of this war.[...]

Tags: Iraq War, Covering the Way, John McCain, Baghdad Visit

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