How a former enemy's reaction to a crushing defeat tells us something about today
If you're under 50 and not a student of military history you've probably never heard of the battle of Midway (our public schools seemingly having determined not to tell American kids anything about American military victories). It was one of the crucial, decisive battles of WW2. One historian called it "the most stunning and decisive blow in the history of naval warfare."
For six months after its brilliant surprise attack on the U.S. at Pearl Harbor--an attack that sank or seriously damaged every U.S. battleship in the Pacific--the Imperial Japanese Navy had been invincible. But at Midway a series of valiant attacks by U.S. Navy pilots--most of whom were flying slower, less-advanced aircraft because American politicians had drastically cut defense spending after WW1--resulted in sinking four Japanese carriers, with the loss of 3,500 highly-skilled sailors. The U.S. lost one carrier and 350 highly-skilled men.
It was as decisive a battle as Pearl Harbor--except this time a U.S. victory. And far harder because it wasn't a surprise attack.
Here's the twist: After this crushing battle the Japanese naval command--with the cooperation of the emperor--concealed the news of this decisive loss, not only from the Japanese people but even from the Japanese army.
Blogger Richard Fernandez contends the same thing has been happening with the U.S. media and the Obama administration: No one but the most committed liberal/Democrat/"progressive" any longer believes a word from the Mainstream Media about the administration and its foreign policy. The total loss of respect by other national leaders for the U.S. and its word has been covered up or spun by the media into stirring fictions about the amazing prowess of Obama and his fabulous team.
Objective observers don't believe Team Obama about Obamacare, Benghazi, "Operation Fast and Furious," why the IRS delayed granting tax-exempt status to conservative groups before the 2012 election, or why the administration has given weapons and support to al-Qaeda to overthrow Syria's Assad regime.
No one outside the Democrat party believes Obama and the Dems were really able to get Iran to stop working to develop an atom bomb.
No one other than Democrats believes Obama was simply "mistaken" when he promised Americans "If you like your health insurance you can keep it. Period."
No one other than Dems believes there's a single foreign leader that thinks the word of the president of the United States is worth a nickel.
How slimy is this guy? Consider how the media would have reacted if a Republican president had been caught by an open microphone telling the president of Russia "Tell your boss that I'll be a lot more flexible after the [U.S. presidential] election" which was just a matter of weeks away.
What did he mean by that? We don't know--because not a single reporter has had the balls to ask him.
Meanwhile the lies and other anomalies continue to build.
Click here to read Richard Fernandez's excellent original post.
For a longer narrative of the astonishing battle of Midway click here. (Caution: Wiki, so it minimizes American heroism, but can't hide or spin the loss of four aircraft carriers.)
For six months after its brilliant surprise attack on the U.S. at Pearl Harbor--an attack that sank or seriously damaged every U.S. battleship in the Pacific--the Imperial Japanese Navy had been invincible. But at Midway a series of valiant attacks by U.S. Navy pilots--most of whom were flying slower, less-advanced aircraft because American politicians had drastically cut defense spending after WW1--resulted in sinking four Japanese carriers, with the loss of 3,500 highly-skilled sailors. The U.S. lost one carrier and 350 highly-skilled men.
It was as decisive a battle as Pearl Harbor--except this time a U.S. victory. And far harder because it wasn't a surprise attack.
Here's the twist: After this crushing battle the Japanese naval command--with the cooperation of the emperor--concealed the news of this decisive loss, not only from the Japanese people but even from the Japanese army.
Blogger Richard Fernandez contends the same thing has been happening with the U.S. media and the Obama administration: No one but the most committed liberal/Democrat/"progressive" any longer believes a word from the Mainstream Media about the administration and its foreign policy. The total loss of respect by other national leaders for the U.S. and its word has been covered up or spun by the media into stirring fictions about the amazing prowess of Obama and his fabulous team.
Objective observers don't believe Team Obama about Obamacare, Benghazi, "Operation Fast and Furious," why the IRS delayed granting tax-exempt status to conservative groups before the 2012 election, or why the administration has given weapons and support to al-Qaeda to overthrow Syria's Assad regime.
No one outside the Democrat party believes Obama and the Dems were really able to get Iran to stop working to develop an atom bomb.
No one other than Democrats believes Obama was simply "mistaken" when he promised Americans "If you like your health insurance you can keep it. Period."
No one other than Dems believes there's a single foreign leader that thinks the word of the president of the United States is worth a nickel.
How slimy is this guy? Consider how the media would have reacted if a Republican president had been caught by an open microphone telling the president of Russia "Tell your boss that I'll be a lot more flexible after the [U.S. presidential] election" which was just a matter of weeks away.
What did he mean by that? We don't know--because not a single reporter has had the balls to ask him.
Meanwhile the lies and other anomalies continue to build.
Click here to read Richard Fernandez's excellent original post.
For a longer narrative of the astonishing battle of Midway click here. (Caution: Wiki, so it minimizes American heroism, but can't hide or spin the loss of four aircraft carriers.)
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