Surgery for Youssif

Youssif, the five year old Iraqi boy who was attacked by masked gunmen, doused with gasoline and set on fire 9 months ago, is having surgery in the US today to try to reconstruct his face.  Hooray for him.  The men who attacked him (at random apparently) can’t be punished enough, I think, and it’s a wonderful thing that some Americans are footing the bill for his travel and medical expenses.  But why, in this great story of tragedy turned to hope, of the heart warming generosity, does CNN have to turn political and quote this jerk:

In the hospital room next door, Monty Cortes tended to his 6-year-old son being treated for third-degree burns after a go-cart accident last week. He had read about Youssif’s story and had hoped he might be able to see him and his family.

“I think it’s horrible what they did,” he said of Youssif’s attackers. “It almost made me cry.” He added, “I wanted to say I’m sorry to the parents for what we started in Iraq.”

Can’t the editors and “reporters” at CNN set aside their hatred of all things Bush long enough to tell us a great story without making us sit through thinly veiled bias?  I’m not sure why I even read their site anymore.  Slumming, I guess. 😐