The Country Pundit

Network Nitwittery

It appears that CNN has gone and done it again, demonstrating a marked inability on the part of its reporters to figure out what's important about a situation. From a transcript of coverage of the 46-0 Fedayeen loss recently:

[Walter] RODGERS: Once again, it shows that while the United States claims it controls the battlefield, it's actually the guerrillas who generally tend to dictate where the battles will be fought and that battlefield is constantly shifting.

Walt, Walt, Walt. A very simple principle for you: It doesn't matter if the battlefield constantly shifts at your will when you lose. It's not necessarily important to be the one who starts the fight. It is, however, of vital importance to be the one who wins the fight. When the other man is face down in the dirt and never getting back up again, that's when you determine who's the victor.

When you lose 46-0, you don't call that "control of the battlefield". (I'm tempted to call it "stupid".) If the Fedayeen are going to pick fights that end up like this, I'm willing to let them do that all they want.

Tip of the Wisconsin hat to Greyhawk over at Mudville Gazette; I suggest going there and reading the rest of his piece.

Posted by Country Pundit at December 4, 2003 12:30 AM