I give Chris Wallace credit here gor going against the grain at Fox and seeking the truth.
Fox News Sunday Host Chris Wallace gave National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley three opportunities to admit Cheney made a mistake when he said the Iraqi insurgency was in its ?last throes? last May.
Opportunity 1:
WALLACE: Last May, Vice President Cheney said the following, and let?s put it up on the screen if we can, I think the level of activity that we see today from a military standpoint, I think will clearly decline. I think they?re in their last throes, if you will, of the insurgency.
Since then, 462 American troops have died. The insurgency back in May was not in its last throes, was it?
HADLEY: One of the things the president did in his speech on Wednesday was to try and be clear about who is the enemy, who we?re up against, and he categorized it really in three ways?
Opportunity 2:
WALLACE: But, Mr. Hadley, with respect, I don?t think you answered my question. Was the vice president mistaken last May when he talked about an insurgency in its last throes, given the fact that almost 500 American troops have been killed since then?
HADLEY: The violence is continuing, as I said in my answer to the prior question. We have made clear we thought the violence was probably going to go up in this period.
Opportunity 3:
WALLACE: But doesn?t that undercut the credibility of the administration, first of all, when the vice president talks about last throes, last May, and clearly it turns out it was wrong? And, with respect, there?s an unwillingness for you to admit it was a mistake then. A lot of people say that this administration, even when it?s clearly mistaken, is never willing to say it was wrong?Was he wrong when he said that?
HADLEY: Well, look. What I think we can say is that there were indications that we are making progress against the insurgency.
The truth is that daily attacks on American troops by the insurgency are at their highest level ever. Hadley demonstrated, once again, that this administration can?t handle the truth and can?t admit a mistake.
UPDATE: Crooks and Liars has the video.
Filed under: Iraq
Fox News Sunday Host Chris Wallace gave National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley three opportunities to admit Cheney made a mistake when he said the Iraqi insurgency was in its ?last throes? last May.
Opportunity 1:
WALLACE: Last May, Vice President Cheney said the following, and let?s put it up on the screen if we can, I think the level of activity that we see today from a military standpoint, I think will clearly decline. I think they?re in their last throes, if you will, of the insurgency.
Since then, 462 American troops have died. The insurgency back in May was not in its last throes, was it?
HADLEY: One of the things the president did in his speech on Wednesday was to try and be clear about who is the enemy, who we?re up against, and he categorized it really in three ways?
Opportunity 2:
WALLACE: But, Mr. Hadley, with respect, I don?t think you answered my question. Was the vice president mistaken last May when he talked about an insurgency in its last throes, given the fact that almost 500 American troops have been killed since then?
HADLEY: The violence is continuing, as I said in my answer to the prior question. We have made clear we thought the violence was probably going to go up in this period.
Opportunity 3:
WALLACE: But doesn?t that undercut the credibility of the administration, first of all, when the vice president talks about last throes, last May, and clearly it turns out it was wrong? And, with respect, there?s an unwillingness for you to admit it was a mistake then. A lot of people say that this administration, even when it?s clearly mistaken, is never willing to say it was wrong?Was he wrong when he said that?
HADLEY: Well, look. What I think we can say is that there were indications that we are making progress against the insurgency.
The truth is that daily attacks on American troops by the insurgency are at their highest level ever. Hadley demonstrated, once again, that this administration can?t handle the truth and can?t admit a mistake.
UPDATE: Crooks and Liars has the video.
Filed under: Iraq
