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Quote by: Chaossaber314  I'm not saying McCain is credible here, I'm just wondering why this guy is either. Just because X isn't credible doesn't automatically make Y credible instead. It's this logical misstep that is the reason we're stuck with a two party system. |
McCain's retraction of his comments lends support to Ware's position. He's credible because, in the end, the sources he cited--US officers laughing at McCain's suggestion--turned out to be correct. General Petraeus' office gave more corroboration the next day. Michael Ware also works in Baghdad; McCain doesn't.
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Quote by: Chaossaber314 HA! By definition an exaggeration isn't the truth. It's a misrepresentation of the truth. |
Yes, just as sarcasm and satire are not "the truth." But they can expose it, as Ware demonstrated.
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Quote by: Chaossaber314 Are you reading something I'm not here? Where did I "blame the media"? And, what exactly would I be blaming the media for again? You lost me. |
You questioned Michael Ware's reporting in your first post without once ever addressing the specifics of the OP--McCain's ludicrous comments. You focused on the reporter, the messenger, instead of McCain. You "blamed" Ware for using hyperbole (exaggeration) without ever considering the sources he cites--US officers and other journalists who can't leave the Green Zone without armed escorts.
And then you inserted the usual "non-partisan" bile about the one-party system. I suppose Michael Ware is part of the two-party conspiracy, and his exaggeration/sarcastic comments about a story proven to be true by McCain's own admission is the evidence.