“We’ve lost Baghdad”

For those who missed it, LRC’s resident TV junkie is at your service. Time Magazine’s embedded reporter, Michael Ware, was just on Chris (Why are the smartest guys on TV all Irish Catholics?) Matthews, describing the necons’ grim outlook in Iraq. “We’ve lost Baghdad.” “The only ground the American army controls is beneath their feet.” The insurgents are copying classic guerilla tactics from the Vietnamese. Are we going to see helicopters pushed off aircraft carriers again? I know the Congress is controlled by right-wing socialist warmongers, but can anyone say: impeachment? These nuts set the standard pretty low with Clinton … Continue reading “We’ve lost Baghdad”