Scott Novell at TCS [1]:
“KABUL – It was a regrettably typical comment from an American reporter in this part of the world. ‘At least it’s news,’ he said of the Afghan election scuffle over the weekend. ‘Otherwise, this is just a success story.’
God forbid it be a success story.
But that’s what it was here, no matter how hard the international media tried to spin it. There were no car bombs raining body parts all over the polling stations. There were no last-minute assassinations. There were no drive-by shootings. The best they could come up with for ‘news’ was grumbling from hopelessly trailing opposition candidates about washable ink and threats of a boycott. The media’s disappointment was palpable.”
And doesn’t that just say it all? The press WANTS failure for Bush and the US in the middle east. All of which explains why the massive successes in Afghanistan were met with a large yawn.
Can’t be seen calling what Mr. Bush did a success, can we?