October 23, 2004

Commentary:

What does it mean when even your friends are saying you made avoidable mistakes?

    By Jack Grant

From The Economist magazine:

Ministers have begged Mr Blair to put some “distance” between himself and Mr Bush. But despite Mr Blair's refusal to criticise his ally in public, in private he has expressed his frustration over the Pentagon's many avoidable mistakes in Iraq. The failure to send enough troops, the over-zealous dismantling of the Baathist bureaucracy and the torture at Abu Ghraib have all left Mr Blair squirming in silent fury. Mr Blair may be fond of Mr Bush, but he can't wait to see the back of Donald Rumsfeld.
It is not all "media bias". Reality may not be pretty or desirable, but if you ignore it, it ALWAYS comes back to bite you in the ass, regardless of how much faith you have. Posted by Jack Grant at 20:22 on 23 October 2004
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