As Soon As Obama Gets To Iraq, We’ll Win The War

Over at Riehl World View Dan asks the question -

But seriously, now that the media will be in Iraq and things are much improved, will they genuinely report that … the way they should have been doing all along? Or, will they simply deliver the profound wisdom emanating from Obama’s teleprompter and talking points to their all too eager ears? Stay tuned.

Most of the focus of this trip will be on Afghanistan; how awful things are and how we’re losing and can’t ever possibly win, ad infinitum. Every difficulty will be lovingly reported in the greatest possible detail. The New York Times has already started, taking care in this article to note that an Afghanistan surge would be a complete waste of time, and that we should instead send more money immediately.

But in what reporting on Iraq that the media does deliver, I predict that because Obama will be in Iraq, the media will associate him with victory almost to the point of giving him credit for it.

Highly Dowdified quotes will be employed, as well as repeated clips of his pro-troop quotes. There will be no mention of the fact that he voted against troop funding. The focus will be bringing the troops home in victory, not on how the victory was achieved.

This is the only way the media will be able to bring themselves to report that the troops have achieved any success at all. That’s the only way the victory will get the front page coverage it deserves. If John McCain is mentioned at all, it will be on the 18th paragraph of page A15.

The narrative will be that the Messiah has come to Iraq and consequently peace reigns. Hallelujah.

Updated: Baldilocks notes the audacity as well:

You have to “admire” Barack Obama’s ability (audacity) to get out in front of a passing parade and become its leader, while MSM entities like Reuters are content to carry on with the months-long process of anointing him.