Newsweek Reporter Biased Against Troop Increase

You can tell with the questions that he keeps asking Abdul Mahdi.

But will Bush's "surge" make a difference?
As Iraqis, we think we need more troops in Baghdad. It's up to the multinational forces to decide whether they need more troops.

Mr. Mahdi states right there that more troops are needed in Baghdad. He's not saying where they should come from. However, earlier in the article the reporter states that he's at best, lukewarm to the idea.

But it's not a military question. Americans are going to die. Is it worth the sacrifice?
I can [only] measure things seeing things as Iraqis [see them]. They are there to succeed, not because they wish to be there. If they want to succeed, we need more troops.

Such an inflammatory question and Mr. Mahdi clearly states that there's a need for more troops, but Newsweek doesn't want to report that. They want to report that even the Iraqi's don't want additional troops, even though they clearly state they do want them.

Later on in the article they talk to the Egyptian Prime Minister, Ahmed Nazif.

Do you worry about the U.S. withdrawing from Iraq?
Under the current circumstances? Of course! There is no alternative in place. You'll just give those militias a free hand. And I think it would be seen as the U.S. opting out of the region. The U.S. started this, and they need to give closure to it in a proper way. Now, I think that what President Bush came up with is not an opting out, it's a commitment to peace and order. We support this, provided the Iraqi government deals even-handedly with both the Sunnis and the Shias.

The Egyptian Prime Minister is even saying that more troops "is NOT opting out, it's a commitment to peace and order." That's a pretty definitive statement about the thoughts about two powerful people in the region on the troop increase. Democrat's won't listen to that. They just want to turn tail and run home to mommy. So let's see how the Democrats will respond to this.

Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com