Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, said Thursday, back in the U.S. on leave at Fort Stewart, that the war in Iraq is “a winnable mission” if the the media would only cooperate.
“If the American people are informed properly,” Lynch told reporters after he arrived home on leave, “I believe they will be supportive of the mission. But they’re not getting the right story. As a result, they’re anti the war.”
The media use a “filter” that downplays information about American successes: “All I’m seeing when I watch TV … is the bad news and not the good news.”
I wonder if the good Major General has any sort of objective way of deciding which “American success” balances out cholera spreading in Iraq?
What success can he cite that balances out nearly two million Iraqis being turned into homeless refugees in the past year.
How many good things does America have to accomplish to make up for over 650,000 civilian deaths or the near destruction of Iraq’s past?
Blaming the media for negative public opinion is a desperate and lame diversion, by an incompetent spokesman, fighting a losing battle, unless of course the good Major General can in fact point to successes that justify the destruction, death, and chaos, that America is responsible for.
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Although I completely disagree with you regarding the Iraq war and the media I’ll publish this post in support of free speech.
Blaming the media for negative public opinion is a desperate and lame diversion Um, the media IS responsible for most of the negative opinions regarding the war in Iraq.
However, don’t be disappointed if others at Linkfest Haven decline to publish you post.