I think any “remorse” talk from the press is self exculpatory rationalizing, little different from Scott Mcclellan’s new tell all.

The press did report enough facts to indicate that the invasion of Iraq was unreasonable. There does seem, though, to have been little investigation into Bush’s actual motivation for instigating war, maybe because it is all too clear; Bush had a grudge against Saddam for dishonoring the family name.

It may be that Bush was self-deceived into thinking he was fighting a war for national honor when actually it was for family honor, even though national honor is no reason to fight a war. If national honor is no reason to fight a war, family honor is less of a reason.

People that feel strongly are easily deceived. If we are fighting this war for national honor, we sure are not getting that honor. If there is any deception involved it does seem to be based on self-deception. People deceive others to keep the self-deception going.

Apparently, the media is not pressing full coverage of the war for the sake of national honor; we do not want to know how unreasonable we are being. It seems the most unpatriotic thing one can do is to divorce patriotism from intelligence, and, thereby, make patriotism a mere feeling. Simply because we feel strongly about something does not mean we are patriotic.

The media does have the opportunity to restore some honor to the nation by reporting the facts of this war as they are.