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Why Pelosi Should Go to Syria
Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Richard Holbrooke strikes back at the White House and defends the Speaker's trip to Syria. From The Horse's Mouth, a liberal blog about media and politics.

Note how reporter David Gregory -- quite uncharacteristically -- employs one of the more vacuous and exhausted GOP talking points of this whole affair. And note Holbrooke's response:
GREGORY: But why is it appropriate to have Congress and have Democratic leaders pursuing a shadow foreign policy?
HOLBROOKE: David. David. They're not pursuing a shadow foreign policy. They're making trips to the region. The Republican group had gone out before her. She had Republicans on her group. Congressmen are supposed to travel to understand better how to spend the taxpayers' money, which is their responsibility.
One other favorite bit. Holbrooke offers his diagnosis of the media's coverage in stinging terms:
HOLBROOKE: I think this whole thing has been blown out of proportion by a deliberate ambush plan by the opposition, in this case the Republicans, and frankly, exploited by journalists who are just looking for a fake controversy. There is no issue here. Congressman Wolf, a major Republican, was in the region a few days earlier. Republicans were on her trip. There's no issue. None.

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