Conflicting Stories of the Day

During the airing of "Hannity & Colmes" on FOX News yesterday, former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) provided his reasoning for the problems with the Iraq War: "It's the fault of the liberals and the media and the Democrats that from the very beginning have tried to undermine the will of the American people to fight this."

First and foremost, we must keep in mind that DeLay is a former member of Congress because, among other despicable acts, he was indicted of conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme. With that being said, during his recent Senate confirmation hearings, the new Secretary of Defense Robert Gates stated the problems with the Iraq War are because "there clearly were insufficient troops in Iraq after the initial invasion to establish control over the country". However, while also on "Hannity & Colmes", outgoing Secretary Donald Rumsfeld claimed the problems are due to the fact that Mr. Bush is "a victim of the success he has had in preventing another attack in our country because people have allowed the nature of the threat to diminish in their minds". This is the same Secretary Rumsfeld which eight retired Generals, including former NATO Commander Wesley Clark and the former head of the U.S. Central Command Anthony Zinni, called for his resignation earlier this year. In fact, in his memoir, General Zinni criticized Rumsfeld and the Bush administration for their lack of both pre- and post-war planning.