When the Iraqi Basra offensive began at the end of March (Operation Knights' Charge), I was shocked that our media quickly concluded that the offensive was a failure. The whole episode was bizarre to me.
Now it seems that the New York Times has ended the whole NYT's Charge operation--they are calling Basra an Iraqi success.
It took some time, but I guess the mountain of journalistic resources and rooms full of fact checkers that our media can deploy eventually did prove themselves up to the task of reporting the news.
About Me
- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
