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First, it’s a damn shame he felt the need, and worse, the ability, to inflate his performance during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. He was there, during what were some pretty trying times, and could easily have told the story of what really happened, and made it compelling and interesting. But of course, rather than telling the story of some stupid kid who didn’t do well in school and found himself sent to Irak, Williams had to be the hero of his own tale. Personally, I’m in awe of what the young soldiers of the Army accomplished during the invasion, and deeply impressed with the challenges and tribulations they faced, and overcame. I think America deserved to hear their stories, not have their actions, their bravery absconded with and told that it was Williams who was the center of the story.

Had he simply told the truth as it happened, he’d have earned the respect both of soldiers, and of the American public.

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Let’s not forget that Brian Williams didn’t just steal  from the honor and valor and sacrifice of American soldiers.

Bashing the mainstream media is easy, and for the most part, justified. But there were, and occasionally still are, journalists committed to telling the story of the war, at great personal risk. Let’s also not forget ABC’s Bob Woodruff, critically injured by an IED in Iraq in 2006 at the height of the insurgency.

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https://twitter.com/_crookedcrosses/status/563211071256018944

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Williams isn’t just the NBC Nightly News anchor- he’s the managing editor. He has the responsibility for ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the organization.  NBC has had issues before with falsehoods. They are also suffering from poor ratings. There’s no recovery for NBC news unless Williams departs.

And before apologists start coming out of the woods, not only did he brag about it in 2013…

it’s the same story the network peddled in 2003.