Dear President Bush:

Bush should join chorus of correction


Dear President Bush:

I see where your administration took Newsweek magazine to task last week over a report alleging that U.S. military personnel at Guantanamo Bay defiled the Qur’an by flushing it down a toilet. Your spokesman declared you outraged. Who can blame you?

The item led to protests across the Middle East and rioting in Afghanistan that reportedly left at least 15 persons dead. The Muslim world was infuriated at the supposed mistreatment of their holy book.

Frankly, the fury mystifies me a bit, given that there have been numerous similar reports over the last two years. The fact that this small item suddenly leads to demonstrations in the streets feels a bit … orchestrated, if you know what I mean. It leaves me wondering if somebody over there didn’t fan this fire specifically to embarrass the American military.

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Because if there is one trait that has characterized your response to the errors that attended our invasion of Iraq, it’s a refusal to concede that they happened. Indeed, asked last year if you ever admitted mistakes, you got a look on your face like an unprepared fifth-grader called to work out a math problem in front of the class. You hemmed a little, hawed awhile, and finally said you couldn’t think of any.

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See how it works, Mr. President? It’s not that bad, once you get the hang of it. OK, granted, it will never be fun. But in my business, we believe owning up to error ultimately makes you better.

You should try it sometime.

©2005 The Miami Herald


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but, fortunately, he never makes any mistakes.

Bryant
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