More serious than snark....
Almost every lefty blog I've read this morning puts the WaPo's "comfort capsule", misuse of funds story in parallel with the NYTimes' "electrical risks" at US bases in Iraq story to make some catty point. I get it, corruption, misuse of funds, etc.
But that electrical story is very, very real, and it's killing people. It's killing US soldiers, so maybe it should be treated with a little more seriousness, you know?
(NYTimes) "During just one six-month period — August 2006 through January 2007 — at least 283 electrical fires destroyed or damaged American military facilities in Iraq.... Two soldiers died in an electrical fire at their base near Tikrit in 2006.....
(ArmyTimes) "....that resulted in the deaths of 11 service members and two civilians...."
That's not funny.
But that electrical story is very, very real, and it's killing people. It's killing US soldiers, so maybe it should be treated with a little more seriousness, you know?
(NYTimes) "During just one six-month period — August 2006 through January 2007 — at least 283 electrical fires destroyed or damaged American military facilities in Iraq.... Two soldiers died in an electrical fire at their base near Tikrit in 2006.....
(ArmyTimes) "....that resulted in the deaths of 11 service members and two civilians...."
That's not funny.
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7:40 AM
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