‘Who lost Iraq?’: the games begin
Frank Gaffney offers an op-ed in the Washington Times in which he shapes the charge that the Obama administration is losing Iraq. "[I]t looks increasingly as though the Obama administration will have the loss of Iraq as one of its most signal accomplishments," he writes. His article reminds me of Frank Zappa’s crack that rock ...
Frank Gaffney offers an op-ed in the Washington Times in which he shapes the charge that the Obama administration is losing Iraq. "[I]t looks increasingly as though the Obama administration will have the loss of Iraq as one of its most signal accomplishments," he writes.
His article reminds me of Frank Zappa's crack that rock 'n' roll journalism was people who can't write writing for people who can't read. Gaffney's piece could be written only by someone who hasn't been paying attention, for readers who haven't either.
Frank Gaffney offers an op-ed in the Washington Times in which he shapes the charge that the Obama administration is losing Iraq. "[I]t looks increasingly as though the Obama administration will have the loss of Iraq as one of its most signal accomplishments," he writes.
His article reminds me of Frank Zappa’s crack that rock ‘n’ roll journalism was people who can’t write writing for people who can’t read. Gaffney’s piece could be written only by someone who hasn’t been paying attention, for readers who haven’t either.
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