I'd like to show you an exchange between White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan and reporter Helen Thomas courtesy of rawstory.com
THOMAS What does the President mean by "total victory" -- that we will never leave Iraq until we have "total victory"? What does that mean?
McCLELLAN: Free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the Middle East, because a free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the Middle East will be a major blow to the ambitions --
THOMAS If they ask us to leave, then we'll leave?
MR. McCLELLAN: I'm trying to respond. A free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the broader Middle East will be a major blow to the ambitions of al Qaeda and their terrorist associates. They want to establish or impose their rule over the broader Middle East -- we saw that in the Zawahiri letter that was released earlier this week by the intelligence community.
THOMAS They also know we invaded Iraq.
McCLELLAN: Well, Helen, the President recognizes that we are engaged in a global war on terrorism. And when you're engaged in a war, it's not always pleasant, and it's certainly a last resort. But when you engage in a war, you take the fight to the enemy, you go on the offense. And that's exactly what we are doing. We are fighting them there so that we don't have to fight them here. September 11th taught us --
THOMAS It has nothing to do with -- Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11.
McCLELLAN: Well, you have a very different view of the war on terrorism, and I'm sure you're opposed to the broader war on terrorism. The President recognizes this requires a comprehensive strategy, and that this is a broad war, that it is not a law enforcement matter.
Terry.
TERRY MORAN On what basis do you say Helen is opposed to the broader war on terrorism?
McCLELLAN: Well, she certainly expressed her concerns about Afghanistan and Iraq and going into those two countries. I think I can go back and pull up her comments over the course of the past couple of years.
MORAN And speak for her, which is odd.
McCLELLAN: No, I said she may be, because certainly if you look at her comments over the course of the past couple of years, she's expressed her concerns --
THOMAS I'm opposed to preemptive war, unprovoked preemptive war.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- she's expressed her concerns.
First McClellan states Iraq had a hand on 9/11 which everyone with a 10th of a brain knows is a downright lie. Then he attacks Helen Thomas for stating an opinion, puts words in her mouth and expects no response from the rest of the room.
What the White House Press Core should do one time is just collectively walk out of a press briefing by this lying administration. They really get more disgusting by the day.
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My only real disagreement with you on this is that Ms Thomas, did express an opinion during the exchange. As a member of the press, that is inappropriate and does warrant maybe not an attack, but at least some scrutiny.
She was asked. And it's about time the administration stopped getting away with a free ride as they have been.
I'll tell you what..Thomas opinion of the war is accurate especially since she, like all smart people, know Iraq HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH 9/11
I'm not going to get into that argument. It's not the point. She expressed an opinion, therefore she was not being objective, plain and simple.
If you look at the post you will see her opinion was forced out of her by McClellen. There is a difference.
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