[TheGunny]

Ok, let me start over. Speaking as someone who has been there (forward deployed for OIF), and speeking as someone who know a little about the impact of incorrect (us proaganda) or biased news coverage on the deployed serviceman. I can tell you that the over hyping of the negative and under reporting of the gains made is flat out demoralizing to us and gives resolve to the bad guys! To add insult to the fallen, Idiots like Fat Teddy and the like are giving the enemy ammo for their propaganda machine that is in fact contributing to our battlefield casualties. I dont hate, but whether you care ot admit it or not, these things are happening.

[Blzbba]

"I dont hate, but whether you care ot admit it or not, these things are happening"


Well, a coupla things:

A. Thank you for your service to this country!

B. I totally agree with your line of thinking - Regardless of one's opinions, that doesn't change the fact of the situation.

C. Given your personal insight, I will think of this situation differently, as I admittedly have never seen combat.


I do wish the press would either report nothing (impossible, given the amount of money being spent - people want accountability), or report the positives along with the negatives. But even if they did, the liberals would remark that the various successes are expected and should be the norm. If only positive information was being reported, do you think these Iraqi guerillas would cease their attacks?

PLEASE note that I'm not some liberal loser who is anti-American-Troops. Au Contraire (God, I hate the French too -sorry!). I just don't allow myself to get carried away with the ultra-conservative side of this equation that says that Americans can do no wrong anywhere and that anything negative that happens is the fault of the liberals. That type of opinion is as harmful as pacifism/appeasement opinions of the Utopian liberal fools.

Thanks for your response!