Rumsfeld Criticizes Media

Dear Editor:
Truly amazing that Mr. Rumsfeld took out after the press and those that disagree with the administration on what is happening in Iraq. Of course it is typical of this administration, from the president on down, that anyone who disagrees with the cabal in the White House and Pentagon is unpatriotic, untruthful, not supportive of our troops, and invites a terrorist attack.

In his latest statement, Mr. Rumsfeld criticized the media’s coverage of the war, accusing it of a rush to report negative stories about the US military. He called on the media to hold themselves to account for coverage that he said has failed to provide the “full story,” by focusing on bombings and attacks or sensational allegations. It makes one wonder if he is talking about the media or describing what the administration has failed to do on the subject of the selling of the Iraqi war to the Congress, the American People, and the United Nations. They have never admitted their poor judgment or their preconceived notion of attacking Iraq, no matter what the truth was. Is that what is known as the pot calling the kettle black?

Mr. Rumsfeld also took the media to task for focusing too much on the deaths of Americans in Iraq instead of the “accomplishments” there. It is amazing that a leader of our country, the Secretary of Defense, should make light of American military deaths, while idolizing so-called “Iraqi accomplishments.” Makes you wonder who he works for.