Pop quiz on critical thinking brought to you by 9/8/13 “Meet the Press” interview:
David Gregory: Is this more about Iran than it is Syria?
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough: “This is about a series of very important things. In the first instance, almost 100 years now, a prohibition against the use of chemical weapons. Why does that matter? Well, it matter for the reason that you started the show with, but it also matters for another reason. Our troops have not been subjected to chemical weapon as tacts since World War I. Imagine, it was the weapon of the day in World War I, but because of our work and work of our partners, it has now been prohibited except in many few instances, and we have to make sure that for the sake of our guys, our men and women on the front line, that we reinforce this prohibition.”
No cross or follow up by Gregory on the huge flags above.
Quiz question: List and discuss as many flags (discrepancies, lies, contractions, propaganda, fear mongering) as can you see. Grading system: 0-1 flags: You are blind to the truth!; 2 flags: Occupy your mind! 3 or more flags: Congratulations, you are unlikely to support the attack on Syria or any of the other hegemonic tripe war mongering they feed us. Extra credit: go to the webpage and find out which major military manufacturer is bankrolling the “Meet the Press” blog page then go to opensecrets.org and count how many members of Congress take money from them.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3032608/
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