barbara starr,cnn reporter in neutral

When asked by an audience member of a Sunday afternoon talk show on CNN, "what would victory look like?". Ms. Barabara Starr's replay was "We don't know, but we'll know when we get there." Which is the standard canned reply put out by the current administration whenever someone tries to pin them down to results.

Ms . Starr...Pardon me, did I hear you right? Did you say I'll know it when I see it? I'll know victory when I see it? What makes you believe that this is in any way shape or form is an adequate answer? I mean I would not want to buy a car on those terms let alone risk my life....

Let's see how that works "what kind car will you sell me with this cash? I don't know, you'll know when I see it?" Now let's substitute the word "cash" for the term "dead loved one".....

Why did he die? I don't know, but you'll know the reason when you see it?


Ms. Starr, really? Aren't there enough dead soldiers from Vietnam still waiting for a chance to "see it", the reason for their sacrifice? If you ask me, this "die now, explain later" policy is asking for a lot more faith in this administration than it has shown it deserves. Why aren't you outraged at this arrogance?

I dunno, I'm just an amateur, but if I were the well paid reporter my next question would go something like, " um, when there so much blood and money being spent do you think we could do better than, we'll see...." Or maybe "would you want to fight and die for such a fuzzy goal like, I'll know it when it happens?"

Well, I forget that the administration doesn't allow followup questions, and doesn't invite troublesome reporters to the whitewash picnics. Guess all the tough questions have to be asked by us amateurs.