David M: The real reason we're in Iraq--and why we will stay

Monday, October 18, 2004

The real reason we're in Iraq--and why we will stay

Steven Den Beste wrote this piece for the Wall Street Journal last year. It's worth re-reading.

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The Good...

"My hat is off to David M."--Hugh Hewitt
"David M. has done some admirable detective work.... thanks to David M. for his own research."--Betsy Newmark
"Outstanding shoe-leather work"--Rathergate.com's Kevin Craver
"Watchdogging the good ol' MSM"--OxBlog
"David M... takes the political temperature."--Instapundit
"Fine blog"--Craig Newmark
"The David M blog catches Howell Raines in an embarrassing quotation. You remember Howell Raines, don't you? He used to be editor of the New York Times — before he got fired."--American Thinker
"Heh"--Andrew Sullivan
"Double-heh"--Bill at INDC Journal
"A testament to the potential of citizen journalism"--Slant Point
"An astronishing yet unsurprising statistic unearthed by blogger David M."--Andrew Sullivan
"...computed the percentages of Kerry contributions over Bush"--The Wall Street Journal
"Getting a great deal of attention from all over"--Neolibertarian Network
"David M's reporting suggests that a major left-wing polemicist is calling the shots at CJR without any mention on the masthead."--Power Line
"My hat's off to you guy. You've beaten the MSM at their own game"--Mediacrity
"Kudos to DavidM and his blog"--Michael Petrelis
"David M takes a closer look at Yale's claim..."--TownHall.com's Clint Taylor
"Media Reporting Blog Style: Calling CNN on the carpet..."--Nashville Scene
"Doing a truly phenomenal job"--Moonbat Central
"The news was broken by blogger David M "--National Journal's Blogometer
"Another case of a blogger breaking a story and establishment media following up on it"--Accuracy in Media
"On the subject of 'spins of omission,' CJR doesnt have much room to talk, given the glaring sin of omission at CJR that blogger David M uncovered last week"--National Review's Media Blog
"Kudos to David M.... Amazing what a guy and his pajamas can accomplish these days."--Matt Duffy
"Website Of The Day: David M"--John Hawkins, Right Wing News
"Excuse me, am I hallucinating, or has a blog--the "David M Blog"--totally wiped up the floor with the media on a major story, and nobody is pretending to notice?" --Brenda Ross
"David M explores the opposite of reason"--Ed Driscoll
"David M has the smoking gun"--Darrell Vaughn
"In other Bush news, check this..."--Tim Blair
"Give Good David his due credit"--Chris Berg
"David M... smelled something funny and decided to dig deeper."--The [D.C.] Examiner
"Holding the MSM accountable to the public"--CAMERA/Snapshots
"David M has done a thorough fisking of this definition of 'fisking'"--LGF Dictionary
"David M, on the other hand, is not entirely convinced"--CJR Daily
"David M provides one more reason to be glad that we won't be swearing in a President Kerry tomorrow."--Betsy's Page
"David M has looked further..."--Glenn Reynolds

The Bad...

"Simpleminded"--Raving Athiest
"I'm afraid David M isn't really up to speed"--Blithering Bunny

And The Ugly

"Perfect example of how bloggers are amateurs"--James Taranto
"You try to be nice...and they throw stuff at you."--John Derbyshire
"David M mocks the left. No apology."--Don Surber
"You gotta admire a guy who'll stick it to the media and the universities in one fell swoop"--Conservative Edge
"A SPANKING..."--Glenn Reynolds
"Here's a sample of what 'unhinged' means"--Captain's Quarters

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If you've arrived here via a search for tsunami photos, check out these posts:

Some of the folks who've cited, linked or reprinted David M's posts:
Instapundit, 2, 3

Michelle Malkin , 2

Andrew Sullivan

Betsy's Page, 2, 3, 4, 5

NewsMax.com

The Corner, 2, 3, 4

Power Line

The Wall Street Journal

FrontPage Magazine

USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review

Students for Academic Freedom

Catholic Exchange

Ashland UÃ¢Â�Â�s Ashbrook Center Blog, No Left Turns

Watcher of Weasels

The Dartmouth ReviewÃ¢Â�Â�s Dartlog

Petrelis Files

Common Sense Chronicles

The Village Voice

Silent Communication