Yes, Newsweak Fouled Up; But Where Does Blame for The Afghanistan Riot Really Lie?

InstaPundit, who is usually more of an aggregator, this time does a little synthesizing of opinion. It's excellent; I wish he'd do this more. You should read his entire post, it's full of first-rate links and refreshing thought. Here's a taste:

. . . with David Brooks, Jeff Jacoby and Tom Friedman all on the same page here, perhaps the press will begin to recognize that this isn't Vietnam redux, but an entirely different sort of war. One in which, I should note, the enemy counts on journalists to be sloppy, biased, and willing to excuse or ignore Islamist extremism in the service of domestic politics.

Yes, yes, yes.