ABC Champions 'Straight Talk' from Gates on Iraq that Matches Media View

Published: September 19, 2007, 9:07 pm

Tags: iraq war, charles gibson, jonathan karl, robert gates, world news

With Straight Talk on screen, ABC's World News led Wednesday night by touting as momentous the news that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in a quote cited in the middle of a newspaper column, said I don't know when asked whether invading Iraq was a good idea. Three little words, a delighted Charles Gibson announced about dissension in the ranks, three little words that you rarely hear from the Bush administration when it comes to the war in Iraq: 'I don't know.' That's what Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said when asked if the Iraq invasion was a good idea. Gates' words are in stark contrast to the surety often expressed by the President. Reporter Jonathan Karl trumpeted how Gates' stunningly candid answer came in an interview with New York Times columnist David Brooks. Repeating the I don't know reply, Karl urged: Compare that to the words of President Bush, who has said consistently and forcefully the invasion was the right thing to do.

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