What's Up with Greta?

She is on Fox right now all pessimistic about the war, and insisting that there hasn't been enough "jubilation" in the streets, and is opining that this might be a "bad sign." Bill Kristol rightly noted that we really don't know what the Iraqis are thinking and that four days into the war it is a bit early to decide if the Iraqis believe themselves to be liberated or not.

The impatience (and lack of understanding how these things work) by some in the press is remarkable. Yesterday it was “but General, we haven’t found chemical weapons yet!” (and, it appears we now have), and now there is some negative news and one would think that the war has turned in the direction of the regime.

Also, I would note that there is probably a good reason why there is a lack of jubilation—in 1991 they rose up, but we didn’t stay and help. I would guess that most of the Iraqis who hate Saddam are wary, and therefore will bide their time before singing the Iraqi version of “Ding, Dong the Witch is Dead.”

Posted by Steven Taylor at March 23, 2026 08:53 PM | TrackBack