[conservatism_IS_compassion]

"I hope it inspires the Pentagon to tell the truth," Hodes said of the bill.

Not everyone on Capitol Hill agrees the military overstepped its bounds. Rep. Duncan Hunter, a tireless advocate of Bush's policies in Iraq, says the military was fairly trying to promote what it saw as the facts on the ground.

The military is under constant scrutiny from Big Journalism, and gets accused of a "rosy scenario" at the drop of a hat. So the military cannot afford to open itself to that charge - and in reality, claims that it is putting out propaganda cannot be substantiated because the military is being watched, and knows it.

[A.Hun]

"What we really need is a norm that respects the role of the military" as independent from the executive branch, said Pratkanis, a social psychology professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz. "

Liberals wish Congress to control the military, not the Executive branch. It would ruin the military and our national defense. The press is more than happy to help.

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[imintrouble]

Thank you for the ping too!