The Right Response to the Bush/Newsweeek Story

David Sirota had this to say on his blog:

The Associated Press reported this White House response to the Newsweek fiasco:"

"It's puzzling that while Newsweek now acknowledges that they got the facts wrong, they refused to retract the story," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters. "I think there's a certain journalistic standard that should be met and in this instance it was not...The report has had serious consequences. People have lost their lives. The image of the United States abroad has been damaged."

The irony of this White House "outrage" in light of all the lies about Iraq the Bush administration has fed America is really incredible. A reader sent me a good response to this latest Bush administration rhetoric:

"It's puzzling that while the White House now acknowledged that they haven't found WMD or a link between Al Queda and Iraq, they have refused to retract their claims. I think there's a certain standard of governing that should be met and in this instance has not. The claims the administration used to send this nation to war has had serious consequences. People have lost their lives. The image of the United States abroad has been damaged."

16 Afghanis killed possibly because of the Newsweek story vs. 1600 US Service Members killed because of the Bush Administration's story plus tens of thousands of US Service Members wounded (many maimed for life), 100,000 Iraqis killed and upwards of $300 Billion wasted. Naturally the Right is up in arms about the Newsweek story since it has so much greater repercussion than that silly little Bush Administration booboo!

Also read White House Irony Watch: Newsweek Edition over at www.perrspectives.com.