Friday, March 17, 2006
Operation Bummer
Apologies, please. Is this now an "add water and stir" war? On Scene: How Operation Swarmer Fizzled The press, the Administration, the Ret. Army analysts on cable news....all pumping the story of Operation Swarmer and the press was bussed out and flown out to witness "largest air assault since 2003" in Iraq using over 50 helicopters to put 1500 Iraqi and U.S. troops on the ground had netted 48 suspected insurgents, 17 of which had already been cleared and released." (Time here) Liar liar pants on fire. "Before loading up into the helicopters for a return trip to Baghdad, Iraqi and American soldiers and some reporters helped themselves to the woman’s freshly baked bread, tearing bits off and chewing it as they wandered among the cows. For most of them, it was the only thing worthwhile they’d found all day."