Chris Matthews: We Created ‘Frankenstein’ Shiite Monster in Mideast
Chris Matthews said at the conclusion of his Sunday morning talk show: "Our brave soldiers have fought, died and been dismembered in Iraq only to connect the disparate pieces of Shia radicalism into a Frankenstein monster that has come to life right there on our TV screens."
Rock Solid JournalismThink Progress:
Chris Matthews, at the conclusion of his Sunday morning talk show explored the impact of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Matthews said that Iraq used to be ?a country which has fought revolutionary Iran for eight years to a bloody stand still.? Now, it?s a ?Shia dominated ally of Iran.? Matthews concluded: ?Our brave soldiers have fought, died and been dismembered in Iraq only to connect the disparate pieces of Shia radicalism into a Frankenstein monster that has come to life right there on our TV screens.?
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