<H4>Once again, the <i>Morning Snooze</i> is clueless on Iraq</H4>

Latest proof?

This ignorant editorial July 3.

Here’s the apex, the acme, of cluelessness:

The military is stretched thin, and, at current recruitment rates, no relief is in sight. It's time to lower enlistment standards and ratchet up coalition troops — unless someone wants to call for a draft.

Apparently the editorial page staff at the Snooze has forgotten, never was aware of, or decided to overlook the fact that coalition partners are independent countries. Unless the Snooze has some radical new extension of the Bush Doctrine’s pre-emptive action, we can’t ratchet up British or Italian coalition troops, whether in quantity, tour of duty, area patrolled or anything else.

And, to boot, the Snooze seems to have overlooked, ignored or swept under the rug the fact that Iraq is even less popular with the general public of our coalition partners than here. Britain or Italy aren’t going to be ratcheting up their own troops, either.

That’s The (don’t forget the capital letter of pretentiousness, please) Dallas Morning News for you — the “best” newspaper in north Texas.