Why is the US Media so quick to condemn our boys in uniform?

Question

Isn't their job hard enough already?

Its like they don't expect our boys to fire back.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070323/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/marines_afghanistan

Answer 1

Media - liberal / isolationist / biased / emotion motivated / pro-World policy driven
Military - conservative / involved / unified / disciplined / pro-American policy

It will always be, unfortunately.

032307 5:05

Answer 2

The media do not really condemn our troops. They deliver news. BUT!!!! because these news are being reported, the viewers make pre assumptions.

If I were the media I will add and emphasise the soldier's defence. Like emphasise that it was a matter of life and death......*corrections* L I F E OR D E A T H

In this way people will also know how being in afghanistan, iraq and etc. put mental and emotional damage to the troops.



SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!~~~~~~

Answer 3

Who treats the soldiers worse, the media…or this administration? Have you heard about Walter Reed?

The media report facts. There are good and bad soldiers and I wouldn't call "our boys in uniform" the American soldiers who murdered an entire family, including a 5 year old girl, before raping their 15 year old daughter and stabbing her to death. Same goes for the people who tortured prisoners at Abu Ghraib and this Marine unit who allegedly shot civilians.

The supporters of the war wouldn't be so happy if they had to fight a war here, with bombs falling over their heads, innocents tortured and murdered and teenage girls raped. So, no... the media doesn't condemn our boys in uniform, just the rotten ones.

War is ugly and it is unethical and immoral to start one for the wrong reasons. It is even more unethical to profit with such war. Instead of blaming the press, you should be questioning why Dick Chenney gave no-bidding billion dollar contracts to a company like Halliburton, where he used to be the CEO. While you are worried about the press, our boys in uniform are paying with their limbs and lives for the greed of this corrupt government and their corporate friends.

Answer 4

its not just the us government here in the uk we seem to condemn our "boys in uniform" to before seeing all the facts i think its the way of the media all over the world my friend

Answer 5

What part of shooting innocent civilians don't you understand? the link you provided is a story of soldiers who killed innocent people, why shouldn't we be critical about that? The media isn't critical of the troops who are doing their jobs in the correct way, only those who step outside the lines of the law.

Answer 6

liberal media bias..its real, deadly and is being used at present by the pelosi ites to mask a naked power grab and reinstallation of failed tax and spend policies. the electorate needs to wake up soon or god help us all. in the words of bob gates...cut and run is naked cowardice and emboldens the enemy...remembering that hillary and john edwards (later flip flopping) also voted for the war..its totally priceless to watch them backpeddle to maintain public opinion.

Answer 7

They do the same thing to border patrol. (Remember the fiasco about the drug trafficker who was shot by patrol?). Not much logic to it. I think that if our boys are out there risking their life to keep the country safe, out there doing their job, we should try not to pass judgement. It's a dangerous job, they're armed for a reason.

Answer 8

Big Media is anti-American.
Big Media is Liberal.
And Liberalism is a mental disorder.
Check out,,,,,Michael Savage....Live stream radio...910 KNEW.....6 PM...E.S.T.

Answer 9

The media is more condemning the idiot that put the boys in Iraq in the first place. It's not the boys' fault.

Answer 10

That's ALWAYS been their job.
Whatever causes the most conflict and anger, they report it.