US Congressman is okay with being Saddam’s useful idiot
Hat tip to The Weekly Standard’s Stephen Hayes.
So how does it feel to be used as a propaganda tool against your own country? McDermott, who was asked that question by CNN’s Jane Arraf when he was still in Baghdad, said it feels fine. “If being used means that we’re highlighting the suffering of Iraqi children, or any children, then, yes, we don’t mind being used.”
The Drudge Report has a prominent link to this story on its website. It would be embarrassing to most folks, but the anti-war left will probably just say that getting Saddam’s propaganda out there was worth every penny.