Tuesday, November 07, 2006

even tho bush has said that we will stay in Iraq until he has left office

ABC, NBC morning shows suggested -- contrary to administration statements -- that Bush will reconsider Iraq policy

On the November 7 edition of ABC's Good Morning America, ABC chief White House correspondent Martha Raddatz baselessly asserted that President Bush "will likely reassess what is happening with his policy in Iraq" because "he does not want this to be an issue in 2008." Similarly on the November 7 edition of NBC's Today, NBC special correspondent Tom Brokaw uncritically aired part of an October 26 press conference in which Bush claimed to be "not satisfied with the situation in Iraq" and added that "we're taking new steps to help secure Baghdad." In fact, more recent statements by Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have indicated that the Bush administration has no plans to change its policy in Iraq.


(Media Matters)