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Originally Posted by fatboy
Are we getting the whole story out of Iraq? Will we ever? Is the deck stacked against us? Consider the following:
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You make a very valid point. The deck is stacked against the US, and against Bush for starting the war. The US is looked upon as imperialistic aggressors for starting the war. I've heard some people claim that the war was started by big business as a way to get US products spread further into the Muslim world.
What I find most amazing is the switch we've seen. When 9-11 first happened, every article you'd see was about patriotism. About America standing up to fight against the attack. We saw flags everywhere. I think thta story got played out, and the press decided they could sell more papers by reporting on the evil US military rather than the patriots fighting for our freedom.
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Originally Posted by fatboy
And in France, Mathieu Lindon, a journalist writing in Liberation, described the mood of his colleagues: ''We are very interested in American deaths in Iraq .... We will never admit it, [but] every American soldier killed in Iraq causes, if not happiness, at least a certain satisfaction.''
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It's no wonder people hate the French. What kind of attitude is that? The journalist has an issue with the US government, so he's happy that a soldier who has been sent to Iraq on a mission is killed. It's a disgusting attitude!
The soldiers didn't all get together and say "lets all go to Iraq and kick some ass". They were given orders to go, and are there because they have a job to do. For anyone to feel happy about someone being killed is disgusting. To actually wish to see more Americans killed because you disagree with American politics is horrendous.
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Originally Posted by fatboy
Given that there was so much opposition to this war in the world press (in America too) is it any wonder that we hear only of the failures and nothing of the successes? Is this the way news should be?
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Sad, but true.
I'll get slammed for this, but it all comes down to the liberal media. Americans are growing up too liberal these days, and we're bombarded by liberal thoughts every day in the press.
It's wrong for an American to be proud of who they are, because that's seen as arrogance.
It's wrong for an American business to make it's products available to those who want them. That's imperialism.
We need villages to raise our kids now, because a parent can't seem to do that on their own.
It's wrong for an American to be wealthy. They're suppressing someone to get there.
It's wrong for an American to be white. The whites are always oppressing someone.
It's wrong for an American to be male. Males are evil and aggressive.
I could go on and on and on. How often do we hear something is wrong with the US, simply because? It's the liberals in the US who feel like every person who's ever had something go wrong needs the help of society. It's never the individual's fault or responsibility. It always comes down to a society that has failed them.