REPUBLICAN HAWKS DISPATCHED TO PUBLIC PROPAGANDA TV

Overheard last night on PBS's Newshour:

ANTHONY CORDESMAN: I think Mr. Orr made a very important point. We saw some horrifying images. There are now, if you count killed and wounded, close to 4,000 coalition personnel. There have been roughly two deaths a day of people in uniform. And these images are simply deliberate efforts psychologically to manipulate opinion.

We also need to remember because we may focus on the fact these are Americans that equally if not more violent actions have been conducted during Shiite religious ceremonies where hundreds of innocent people have been killed in bombings. The Kurds in the North were the target of these groups. We are dealing approximately with 150 and 180 incidents a week, attacks a week. The casualties relative to the number of attacks still are relatively low.

4,000 casualties? 150-180 incidents a week? But when you consider that its all relative tot he relative...Gee, that hardly seems bad at all. Way to spin it, Tony!