It was said that when the President lost Cronkite, he lost the Vietnam War. That’s how important Walter Cronkite was in his day.
"I'm very disappointed that we've come to this point," Cronkite said.
While many are confident the United States would easily oust Saddam Hussein, Cronkite said he isn't so sure. "The military is always more confident than circumstances show they should be," he said.
He sees Vietnam. Another in a long line of critics who are sure we’re heading for rough waters. In a real civil war like Kosovo, they see humanitarianism, but when U.S. security is involved they see Vietnam.
In response to a question about media bias, Cronkite said the press is not politically partisan but does tilt toward liberalism. He said that the smartest president he ever met was Jimmy Carter.
Liberal? You better tell Eric Alterman.
I think we give too much credit to raw intelligence. Many baseball players have great raw ability but can never become Major League regulars. Others are ignored all through their rise in the farm system only to become productive big league players. You can easily point out someone's raw ability, but it is difficult to figure out whether that person has what it takes to stick. Carter is a smart and nice man, but he was inept as a president. Bush has always been underestimated. What he has done to prosecute this war is gutsy and unprecedented. The scouts can talk and talk about Carter, but Bush is making the All-Star team.
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