Is jessica Lynch an invented hero to satisfy the self-glorification of the american armed forces?

Answer 1

It's unfortunate that the U.S. military lied and made a fool of all citizens of the U.S. in order to drum up support for this illegal war. Now, the truth starts to show. With lies after lies, and cover-ups after cover-ups, how can we as ordinary citizens know the truth?. When we hear that we are winning in Iraq, when we hear that the troop surge is working, how can we be sure that we are being told the truth?. When we are told that the total American troops who died in the whole war is only 3,300, is it the truth or just manipulated data?. How can we know for sure?. This is the dilemma when we realize that the very people we trust are actually lying to us. We won't be able to distinguish between the truth from the lies because both became so inter-twined.

Answer 2

the in straightforward words man or woman who lied about jessica lynch, is the U. S. media Then even as stuck, the U. S. media tried in charge all of it on the Bush administration. 2. each and each of the Lynch memories, all started from a Washington placed up tale, which even as written, all and sundry with a shred of instantly ahead on condition that, knew replaced right into a fabrication. IE: even formerly the protection stress knew what had got here about, each and each of the contributors of the conflict were useless or captured - the WP, tried to jot down a narrative that informed information of the conflict, even as there replaced into no man or woman who ought to have undemanding those information. IE: their narrative of ways Lynch fought, etc, except lynch replaced into captured and there have been no man or woman else who stated her strive against, so for sure they in basic terms made it up. 3. Then after it got here out, the tale replaced into pretend, they and different media shops tried in charge it on the Bush administration. except a evaluate of each fact issued via the administration or the pentagon, printed that they'd made no such statements. 4. Then there replaced into the rescue, the position spec ops own were carry about the health center via an Iraqi physician. A British newspaper wrote a narrative putting forward it replaced into all a set up, that american forces used clean ammo, etc. except all and numerous contained in the health center interviewed stated that the Fedayeen insurgents had a headquarters positioned contained in the health center till the day formerly the raid. word: this replaced right into a similar British newspaper that printed pictures taken from a porn internet web site and stated that they confirmed British provider contributors raping iraqi women human beings. The Editor of that paper, now has a teach on CNN, a lot for journalist integrity.

Answer 3

The US Military needed to create something, so they came up with the Jessica Lynch story and turned her into a heroine.

Think Jessica Lynch would tell you herself that much of what was told in the media is plain bull.

Jessica Lynch was being kept in a hospital, not a prison, she was being cared for. She was in effect a prisoner of war with all the rights under the Geneva Convention being made available to her. Letters home, food parcels etc.

Answer 4

No Lynch was a propaganda tool. In every war both sides use propoganda to motivate their populations...it is a necessary part of the war.

Here the US and the media turned Lynch into a hero when she did nothing heroic and then she rode the gravy train as far as she could until it dried up. I didn't see her complaining when she got a book deal and sold the tv rights to her "fictional" story and now that Tilman's family is upset she wants to get more media attention....very dishonorable.

The government made one mistake with her...they picked the wrong person to be their hero.

Answer 5

The media loves to invent heroes, and the military goes along with some of it for purposes of improving morale.

Same deal with Pat Tillman. Was it really necessary to report that he lost his life to friendly fire? He is no less a hero, nor should someone else who fired an unfortunate shot in wartime be criticized. All of these people served bravely.

Answer 6

If you remember, she came at a time where the war on terrorism was taking a nose dive with Americans. We were not yet as angry, but questioning the efforts. The American government needed a hero & she was, supposedly, it. Personally, I read right through it. She was never a hero to me as she did get lost, didn't clean her weopon, & failed. She didn't go out firing shots & she took credit for it all. What about the other soldiers who were with her? Why was she the best candidate for a hero?

She's finally coming forth with the truth but only after another family came out.

Answer to your Q: YES

Answer 7

Well – as a veteran I would have to give her the benefit of the doubt. She has made some poor choices but that is youth and indiscretion. As to the story issue – that was the army and will always happen. It happens on a daily basis – usually it is not so public or blown out of proportion.

The problem is that we used to screw with the media because they could not tell the truth anyway so we will tell them anything we thought they would believe. When they started telling the truth so would we.

"Watch what people are cynical about, and one can often discover what they lack."
- General George Patton Jr

Answer 8

the sheer fact that she had the b*lls to put on a uniform is hero enough for me.

The media is just as much to blame as the government, for sensationalizing it to begin with.

It's unfortunate that the gov't trumped up her situation like they did, but I do not fault her for what she did or didn't do. Unless you were in her shoes at that time, you have no right to call her a coward, etc etc. I challenge any one of you military bashers to go over there and serve.

Americans want heros...we thrive on John Wayne, the good guy always wins, cowboys riding off into the sunset.... and we were given one.

Answer 9

She seems like an honest person who is ticked off and appalled at what is happening in Iraq since she was there.
She doesn't want to be seen as a hero, but she wants to make people see who the real heroes are; the soldiers who have died and are dying in a war that seems to have no end or solution.
Thank God there are a few good decent people left in the world and she seems to be one of them.

Answer 10

Wow. This is the 2nd question I have seen about her.

I thought she had dispelled that myth.

I don't understand why so many people are angry with her now. She was first a hero, then called a liar, and then she said it was the media who made her into a hero, or something.