Journal Beats Drum for MORE WAR!

The Journal(J) continues to beat the Iraq war drum while minimizing the war’s costs, particularly the sacrifice of eight brave U.S. troops yesterday.

After yesterday’s Journal front page gave prominent coverage to Bush, his intention to keep the surge going and “progress” in Iraq, today’s front page IGNORED the death of EIGHT U.S. soldiers, burying the story on page three in three small paragraphs at the end of an article that was mostly about other Iraq issues.

However, the J gave top front page coverage to a very tentative, preliminary plan to bring water to Santa Fe, not to mention a totally unimportant story about a B-52 flying around with (gasp) nuclear weapons on board. What a shocker!

To put this into perspective, imagine what the Journal would do if EIGHT POLICE OFFICERS WERE KILLED? Imagine the banner headlines, multiple stories draped in black with pictures of the slain, the dead’s biographies and intimate and, if available, the gory details.

RESPONSIBILITY: The J’s refusal to meaningfully cover the details of this war’s cost (in blood and treasure) make it’s editors partially responsible for the continuation of this brutal, useless war, not to mention its unimaginable costs.

Oh, and 44 Iraqis were killed as well. Iraqi deaths are twice as high this year as last. Hmm . . . I guess the J could cover that, too.

Sigh.

Sigh.