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(Un)FAIR: Unbalanced



Now the Wacky Lefties are pulling out the long knives, too. Check out this bit of sophistry from the inaptly-named "FAIR" You'll note that the title of the article says that Clark called the decision to attack Iraq the "right call," but even a quick read of the article reveals that that's not what he said AT ALL. They write:

"Though he had been critical of Pentagon tactics, Clark was exuberant about the results of "a lean plan, using only about a third of the ground combat power of the Gulf War. If the alternative to attacking in March with the equivalent of four divisions was to wait until late April to attack with five, they certainly made the right call."

Uh, how dumb/dishonest do you have to be to misconstrue this claim in that way? "If the choice was between A and B, then A was the right call" doesn't even come close to meaning "A was the right call." Looks like somebody at FAIR needs a little work on the reading comprehension skillz...

I noticed several years ago that, although I often agree with the political positions of FAIR, they can't be trusted. Intellectual dishonesty in an organization that specifically claims to be a media watchdog is, needless to say, particularly loathsome.

No time for a detailed analysis of their screed at this time. Gotta watch the hurricane.