Its editorial “Al-Qaida in Yemen a gathering threat” concludes:
“But Yemen could be considered the kind of ‘gathering threat’ that George Bush spoke of in reference to Iraq — the reason behind a previous geography lesson.
WATCHDOG: If NewsLanc bestowed a ‘Height of Ignorance’ award for 2009, this editorial would have snuck in under the deadline!
There was no functional Al-Quaida in Iraq, far from it. Saddam Hussein was an ardent opponent and cruelly (but effectively) suppressed any such dissidence.
Watchdog message to New Era editors: George Bush screwed upon when he invaded Iraq. It’s history. Learn from it. If this nation is to survive as a world power and leading economy, we must not get into any other senseless wars. There are enough times, such as Afghanistan, when we have to fight without carelessly and senselessly squandering our youth and our resources.
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