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World News Bureau Editorial by Scooter Van Neuter
Since NBC's Brian Williams recently confessed to "disremembering" certain events that occurred during his coverage of the Iraq war, there has been a rush to judgement that I feel ignores the circumstances beyond his control that likely contributed to this unfortunate error.
Having also experienced the nerve-wracking, frantic confusion of being in combat, I can understand how easy it would be to forget minor details like which helicopter got shot down and whether I was in it. When bombs are flying and bullets are exploding, there's no time to take notes - every second is spent figuring out how you're going to get out of that disintegrating warbird, if you were to be in it.
It's easy for those who have never been in real combat to cast stones, but until they have experienced the fog of war emanating from the heat of battle, they need to keep their opinions to themselves. Everyone makes mistakes, and war amplifies those mistakes. Cut Williams some slack.
Disclaimer: The author of this editorial has admitted to possibly disremembering certain events during his time reporting from a combat zone.
