09-27-2004, 11:41 PM
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Nice Kitty
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Originally posted by liquidmoe
If you want an accurate picture of the real effects of war on the Iraqi people as a whole the only way to get that is to travel there and see it for yourself, otherwise speak directly with people who had first hand experience, actually being overseas.
The only real commentary here that I put any weight behind is the_wizz's because he is talking about first hand accounts that he has received from friends. That kind of information is the only kind you can really trust, after all, remember, the media is a business, it has no journalistic integrity and if you honestly believe that it does on any large scale you need to seriously re-examine your beliefs. With that said, if the_wizz is telling me that he has friends who say the situation actually has quite a few bright spots I'll give him some weight.
After all what makes for more headlines, more sold newspapers, and more hours of watched TV, a new power plant being opened, a bridge being built, or an American hostage being beheaded.
Just ask yourself when was the last time you saw a thread on GFY boasting to be first about having the video of a hospital being opened in Iraq, and compare that to the fanfare that occurs when a terrorist kills a hostage.
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I too have more than twenty friends that I am in contact with(some of which I served with during my 12 years of service) that are currently serving in Iraq...or have returned from Iraq (most of them that have returned will probably be going back at some point)...and everyone of them report a different "big picture" than the media reports. We all know that the media reporting dwells upon the negative and not the positive...they think that is what attracts viewers and they are probably right about that. |
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