NY Sun headline falsely claimed Sen. Durbin "concedes surge is working" |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 4:51 pm |
| Tags: the new york sun, national security foreign policy, war in iraq |
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An August 9 New York Sun article on recent statements by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) regarding President Bush's troop increase strategy in Iraq appeared under the headline: "A Ranking Senate Democrat Concedes Surge Is Working." The Sun based its article on comments Durbin made during a CNN interview with American Morning co-host John Roberts on August 8. Yet while Durbin cited military progress in Iraq during the CNN interview, he did not "concede" that the "surge is working" as the Sun article's headline stated. Rather, he specifically said that he sees "two important parts to this story. ... As we are seeing military progress, the political scene is discouraging." When President Bush announced his troop increase strategy in January, he observed, "A successful strategy for Iraq goes beyond military operation." The article itself noted that Durbin is "pessimistic about political progress" in Iraq. Durbin later reiterated his point on the August 8 edition of [ Full article ] |
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