The Jawa Report has a very interesting take on the Newsweek story. His is similar to what Jonah Goldberg has put forward and that I linked to in my previous post.

Says guest blogger See-Dubya:

Newsweek ran a story based on mistaken information about flushing a Koran. As a result of their mistake, people died and America’s reputation suffered abroad.

George Bush invaded Iraq based (in part) on mistaken information about WMD’s. As a result of his invasion, people died and America’s reputation suffered abroad.

Of course, Iraq did have WMD production capabilities, they did sponsor terrorism, they did violate UN resolutions and international law, they did prosecute a genocide against the Kurds and killed thousands upon thousands in a nightmarish totalitarian state. And Iraq now has a fledgling democracy. And America clearly demonstrated its resolve to avenge the attacks of 9/11. But all that’s not important right now.

What is important: Newsweek did exactly what the left accuses Bush of doing. Can the left defend Newsweek without implicitly defending Bush as well

That is a very interesting question. Don’t hold your breath though….