CNN.com - Saving Iraqi baby a new mission for U.S. troops - Dec 28, 2005

CNN.com - Saving Iraqi baby a new mission for U.S. troops - Dec 28, 2005: "'We ... collectively decided this is going to be our project,' said Sgt. Michael Sonen. 'If this is the only contribution we have to defeating the war on terrorism, this is going to be it.'"

WHAT the fuck!

Just when I thought this sort of thing only happened in movies. This reeks so heavily of spin-doctoring and political damage-control, I have a hard time convincing myself of the beauty in all this.

Is this what it's come down to? Just a week after Bush admits to listening in on "the other phone up-stairs" and doing a very poor job of convincing Americans that it was all legal, despite no court-approval, we get this. Another easy way to to clear the front pages of dirty "anti-patriotic" news that bashes our fearless leaders, and replacing it with the innocents of a helpless child in jeopardy. How many did they leave behind? How many have already died?

I can't help but ask myself, how many homes they broke into, looking for sick children, until the casting director stepped in and said "Him. He's perfect. Quick, someone take a picture."