To his credit, NBC's Engel, "echoing the remarks of other correspondents, did admit that the war in Afghanistan was "ignored because of Iraq, but he also noted that for several years the conflict there "was really in a holding pattern. Engel now says he plans to spend more than half of his days in Afghanistan in the coming year.
What Engel doesn't say, but what we all now know " the biggest dirtiest, and most obvious "little secret in the news biz " is that virtually all of the mainstream media in this country went in the tank for the Bush Administration over Iraq, accepting uncritically its flawed explanations for the invasion and occupation and then unleashing their 'weapons of mass deception', as they essentially turn into cheerleaders in order to build public support for an unnecessary and unjust war that quickly turned into a calamity.
So here's a brief commencement speech for the correspondents in the "Kabul class of 2009, who are now belatedly turning their attention to the country where the 9/11 terror attacks were really hatched: "Do your homework -- so the rest of us don't get schooled again!
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