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Originally posted by sgtclub
You don't think it was (a) irresponsible and (b) for purely political purposes for them to hold the press conference without first checking the story with State? I'm all for dissent, but I think when there are troops in harm's way, it is encumbent on our elected reps to apply a greater level of scrutiny before "supporting" such allegations.*
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Trashing Maxine Waters is easy. Let's all do it. I'm not going to defend her as responsible. Charlie Rangel I'm less clear on, but that's like saying that once you've looked into the sun for a while, it's hard to tell how bright a lightbulb is.
Irresponsible? Dunno. If it's Colin Powell's word against Aristide's, I tend to believe Powell, but it's not like this story wouldn't be out there if Waters and Rangel had kept mum. Aristide can talk to other people. I don't think they did any harm, I don't think they were acting for political purposes -- what does that mean in this context, anyway? -- and I don't think what they said did anything to increase the jeopardy to our troops. As I said yesterday, it was a slow news day.
