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News Orgs Already Getting It Wrong On Obama's Iraq Remarks
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jul 06, 2008 09:48am |
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| News Date | Thursday, July 3, 2008 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Greg Sargent - July 3, 2008, 4:45PM
That was quick. Today on the trail Obama suggested that he would "continue to refine" his Iraq plans in consultation with commanders on the ground, and the big news orgs are already getting this wrong.
Here's the Associated Press headline and lede:
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This is way overstated. It states as outright fact that Obama signaled that he'd backtrack on the time-line. But that didn't happen at all. The Los Angeles Times used this formulation, too, but it at least had the decency to pose it as a question, and not state this as established fact.
All Obama is doing here is defusing the GOP argument that he'd withdraw recklessly and preserving flexibility for himself as commander in chief. These journalistic errors are matters of nuance. But nuance is hugely important here. |
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