President Bush learned of reports that U.S. Marines killed two dozen unarmed Iraqi civilians only after reporters began asking questions, the White House said Tuesday.
Asked when Bush was first briefed about the events in Haditha, an insurgent stronghold in western Iraq, White House press secretary Tony Snow replied Tuesday: “When a Time reporter first made the call.”
From the sound of things, one might suspect the White House had a 24/7 connection to Iraq. You know, to facilitate all that communication Mr. Bush allegedly has with the “commanders in the field.”
I guess the chain of command is only as strong as its weakest link.