The Continuing Rewrite of History - Challenged! Horray!
Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 12:57 pm
Hi,
I read in another blog about an exchange between Helen Thomas and Scott McClellan during yesterday's daily Press Briefing that shocked me on 2 fronts. First I was shocked that someone from the Press Corps would have the guts to highlight the revision of history this White House Administration attempts regularly. Second, when slapped with it I was shocked that Mr. McClellan would continue the attempt.
For those of you that are not glued to CSpan here's the exchange"
(from: Press Briefing by Scott McClellan on May 25th, 2005)
"MR. McCLELLAN: That's all I have to update at this moment. And with that, I'll be glad to go to your questions.
Q The other day -- in fact, this week, you said that we, the United States, is in Afghanistan and Iraq by invitation. Would you like to correct that incredible distortion of American history --
MR. McCLELLAN: No, we are -- that's where we currently --
Q -- in view of your credibility is already mired? How can you say that?
MR. McCLELLAN: Helen, I think everyone in this room knows that you're taking that comment out of context. There are two democratically-elected governments in Iraq and --
Q We're we invited into Iraq?
MR. McCLELLAN: There are two democratically-elected governments now in Iraq and Afghanistan, and we are there at their invitation. They are sovereign governments, and we are there today --
Q You mean if they had asked us out, that we would have left?
MR. McCLELLAN: No, Helen, I'm talking about today. We are there at their invitation. They are sovereign governments --
Q I'm talking about today, too.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- and we are doing all we can to train and equip their security forces so that they can provide for their own security as they move forward on a free and democratic future.
Q Did we invade those countries?
MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead, Steve. ..."
I read in another blog about an exchange between Helen Thomas and Scott McClellan during yesterday's daily Press Briefing that shocked me on 2 fronts. First I was shocked that someone from the Press Corps would have the guts to highlight the revision of history this White House Administration attempts regularly. Second, when slapped with it I was shocked that Mr. McClellan would continue the attempt.
For those of you that are not glued to CSpan here's the exchange"
(from: Press Briefing by Scott McClellan on May 25th, 2005)
"MR. McCLELLAN: That's all I have to update at this moment. And with that, I'll be glad to go to your questions.
Q The other day -- in fact, this week, you said that we, the United States, is in Afghanistan and Iraq by invitation. Would you like to correct that incredible distortion of American history --
MR. McCLELLAN: No, we are -- that's where we currently --
Q -- in view of your credibility is already mired? How can you say that?
MR. McCLELLAN: Helen, I think everyone in this room knows that you're taking that comment out of context. There are two democratically-elected governments in Iraq and --
Q We're we invited into Iraq?
MR. McCLELLAN: There are two democratically-elected governments now in Iraq and Afghanistan, and we are there at their invitation. They are sovereign governments, and we are there today --
Q You mean if they had asked us out, that we would have left?
MR. McCLELLAN: No, Helen, I'm talking about today. We are there at their invitation. They are sovereign governments --
Q I'm talking about today, too.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- and we are doing all we can to train and equip their security forces so that they can provide for their own security as they move forward on a free and democratic future.
Q Did we invade those countries?
MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead, Steve. ..."
