Butch may be correct. But not quite in the way he means.

The war in Vietnam was the first US war not to enjoy widespread popular support at home. I’ve always wondered to what extent that was because it was the first war to occur in an era when the primary medium informing the world was visual, as opposed to auditory, and there was little or no lag separating events from the widespread distribution of the REAL images of war. It was the first US war fought in the age of Mcluhan, the first time voters SAW the direct consequences of their political servants (NOT masters) decisions on American soldiers and Vietnamese villages.

And this is the first major YouTube war. It can’t be edited or censored.

I think media IS responsible for most the of the negative opinions regarding the war in Iraq. But that’s because those opinions are now informed.

Possibly you have some ideas of what “American successes” do justify and/or balance out the events that I noted, or any number of others that I could link.

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.