NYT’s Needs 5-Days To Discover US Troops Are In Iraq, Not Iran

This article appeared in the Monday, October 22, New York Times. On Friday, October 26, the New York Times noted that it didn’t know in what country the U.S. has troops serving. Little wonder the New York Times is otherwise confused.

October 22, 2007 Joint Chiefs Chairman Looks Beyond Current Wars By THOM SHANKER Correction Appended WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 — The new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff plans to press Congress and the public to sustain the current high levels of military spending…

Correction: October 26, 2007
An article on Monday about the goals and priorities of Adm. Mike Mullen, the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, misidentified a country where American troops have been serving lengthy deployments. It is Iraq, not Iran.