"Surprising" only to the Dinosaur Media who have stubbornly tuned out every voice warning them their fixation on the Democrat Talking Points about Iraq was going to turn around and bite their credibility right in the butt. Surprise Surprise "News Media" Iraq turns out to be MORE like we have been telling you and not any where NEAR what your Ideological Puppet Masters at the DNC have been telling you.
Translation: ABC is surprised (and disappointed) their propaganda hasn't been more effective.
Surprising levels of optimism prevail in Iraq with living conditions improved
Of course its a surprise. It goes unreported!!!!!
Surprising levels of optimism prevail in Iraq...
Suprising to whom? Journalists that refuse to see any good coming out of Iraq?
It just had to kill the poor folks at ABC who had to write this story.
This "local/national" split is ENTIRELY due to the world/U.S. news media, which hypes attacks and security issues, whereas in their local areas, people just don't see THAT much "terrorism." The media should be ashamed, but, of course, they aren't.
Yes, surprising for the so-called "journalists" of the "Mainstream Newsmedia", who for a long time have believed their own propaganda.
If the willingly self-deluded get off with nothing more than suruprise, they're lucky. Such hubris and denial are often far more costly--if you know what I mean.
They're particularly lucky that the American people didn't believe their relentless, unceasing, morally reprehensible propaganda. Had their propaganda been more effective--i.e. had their mendacity been less transparent--the American people could have been dangerously misled.
As it is, the American people have recognized the "Mainstream Newsmedia" as the ignominious Propaganda Machine that it is and have relegated its so-called "journalists" to the level of snake-oil salesmen, con-artists, and other bottom dwellers, somewhere below used car salesmen and ambulance chasing lawyers, where they belong.
After Iraq turns into a huge success, the MSM can do a 5 minute mea culpa, but then move on to more important "news".
Specifically, 26 percent of Iraqis say U.S. and other coalition forces should "leave now" and another 19 percent say they should go after the government chosen in this week's election takes office; that adds to 45 percent. Roughly the other half says coalition forces should remain until security is restored (31 percent), until Iraqi security forces can operate independently (16 percent), or longer (5 percent).
I don't get it. The survey says two-thirds oppose the presence of coalition forces. But then it says that 52% (31%+16%+5%) want coalition forces to remain at least until security is restored, if not longer.
Something doesn't add up here.
I want to take this report and staple it to the forehead of idiot libs