Sending Mixed Messages: Media Giving False Picture of Iraq War

CBN News ^ | June 29, 2004 | Paul Strand

[Billthedrill]

Thanks for posting. This squid's pretty proud of the jarheads. Semper Fi, guys!

[Lady Jag]

[Blood of Tyrants]

"Commitment is love acted out."

How true.

[Steel Wolf]

After I got back from Iraq, one of the first things I noticed was how misinformed everyone was about our efforts there. I literally had to sit down with a friend of mine and do internet research to prove that we were not intentionally bombing weddings and torturing prisoners as a matter of policy.

I'm not saying that things haven't gone wrong, or that people haven't done bad things, but where's the perspective? Sure, you want to show the bad things, because that keeps people honest, but how honest is it when you intentionally leave out the good? Hell, I'd settle for all the news to be bad, but to show the worst acts commited by each side.

I see your 'panties on prisoners' and raise you a 'televised beheading'.

Iraq is not as bad as the media says, and its been steadily improving. Sure, it still sucks there, but things are coming around. Go check in on Iraq in a few years, and you'll see what I mean.

That's what's so infuriating. The media is either intentionally printing half truths, or is criminally incompetent. I realize that bad news sells better than good news, but this is out of control. Many people in my unit are either viscerally angry, or just resigned about it.

Personally, I think that time will prove them all wrong, just like Al Jazeera and Baghdad Bob were proved to be liars. I'm willing to wait.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

"Rob's window to come home is September 17-28 "

Prayers and crossed fingers for this to happen!

[Blood of Tyrants]

Registering will do no good if the Rats deliberately delay mailing them out until it is too late to get them back in time.

[Billthedrill]

Welcome back! I'm thinking July in Iraq...naw, none for me, thanks!

[mattdono]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!!

[treeclimber]

Im choking up with pride and love for our troops.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thank You for your service to our country.

[Blood of Tyrants]

"The children’s fondness for us continues to grow, they hardly ever throw rocks at us. But this maybe because the Marines always stay professional and win them over with smiles, soccer balls and candy. (or because we caught a couple of them and spanked the “sacrificial lambs”… j/k)"

LOL! Catch a couple and whip their asses! Sounds like the good ol' USA about 60 years ago.

[bannie]

During WWI and WWII, this media crap would have been considered treason.

[jayef]

BUMP!!!

[Steel Wolf]

Thank You for your service to our country.

Just keepin the tradition alive. Thank you too.

[Steel Wolf]

I left in late May, right before it gets silly hot, which is just fine with me. We did a rotation in the Philippines right before we went to Iraq, so it's been able to keep my tan going for quite a while. When we said, 'At least it's a dry heat', we meant it.

[stand watie]

GOOD! it's about time!

[Madame Dufarge]

Great link there, PogySailor.

Thanks for posting this, Geist Kreiger and thanks for the ping, She.

Thank God for the internet.

[SheLion]

Thank God for the internet.

Amen!

If all we had to go on is the Media, we would all be dish rags. It's refreshing to be in here with like minded people and hear the truth for a change.

God Bless The Military!