The media play a crucial role in not only reporting the news, but in creating a record for future generations to consider as time blurs reality. This editorial is concise, to the point and comes at a time when some are spinning the Bush history even while we are still living it.

Even as damning as this piece is, it is still kind given the facts.

Good quick read, with Miami Herald attacking G W Bush and Condi Rice for their totally deceptive recent narratives about what took the US into the Iraq War. The editorial claims that Iran has impeded US peace initiatives in the Middle East.

Stories of the hunter and the lion will always much glorify the hunter until lions learn to write. We are used to the lyin' by bush, but this opinion shows what has been rare courage in publicly debunking the lying. Did they opine this in 2001-2003? The opinion is well written, but could have been even stronger. And earlier.

Even though the article is an editorial (opinion) it would have been nice (and educational to some readers) if some of the claims would have been sourced.

A great story on the revisionist history that Bush and his cohorts are trying to spout to all the television and magazines that will let them.

The writer neglected to write anything about the opportnity cost of this unnecessary war and occupation; that is, what we have given up, in order to take our eye off the ball. 1) we have broken our military and because of that, we are more vulnerable to any attack at any time. 2) we have caused tens of thousands (perhaps a million or more) to be killed and driven from their homes. 3) we have allowed Iran and Korea to develop nuclear power, while we were mired down in Iraq. 4) we have squandered most of the good will we had from the rest of the world after 9/11. 5) we have caused the most serious financial crisis in this country since the Great Depression, and continue to put 10-12 billilon dollars a month into Iraq. 6) ... More »