I also thought it odd that they would exclude the fallen soldiers from Afghanistan.
How about an hour show on all the good things happening in Iraq? How about a little support for the troops and civilians working their rear ends off everyday, day after day dodging bombs and bullets to get the water, electricity, schools and hospitals running?
If that kind of coverage had been forthcoming I wouldn't be so suspicious of the message that Ted and ABC are trying to send with this tribute show.
I would dare to say the majority of Americans don't need any reminding of what's going on in Iraq. The ones who need reminding certainly aren't going to turn on Nightline, they're too busy finding their next crack fix, switching the channel to Ricki Lake or surfing the net for porn.
At our Ohio/WV gettogether Thursday, OhioWFan shared about her son, who just returned after some 14 months in Iraq. He said the Iraqi people were appreciative, grateful, loving and welcoming toward the U.S. and coalition forces ... all the things the Koppels and Jennings of this world don't want us to know.