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Anti-war in the context of modern reasoning for war is not leftist. Anti-United Nations-mandated wars is not leftist. Anti-”wars-to-end-all-wars” is not leftist. Anti-”nation-building” wars is not leftist. Anti-”perpetual-war-for-perpetual-peace” wars. Anti-wars where the press gets planning briefings is not leftist.

I agree with all of the above, except in part with the last. Propaganda is an important part of war. It's not always nice and clean, but neither is killing people.

“I agree with all of the above, except in part with the last. Propaganda is an important part of war. It’s not always nice and clean, but neither is killing people.”

Of course, you are right about the use of propaganda in warfare. But did we use the media for that purpose, or in 2001 and to the present, have we just been blabbing to our enemies, alowing them to evade our operations against them?

In our past legitimate (those before 1950) wars we had a much more patriotic news media. Now, although we do have some patriotic journalists, in general it’s just a leftist media circus. Liberals and/or leftists make up the White House Press Corp, don’t they?