2007-04-28 19:18:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
because you hear so much about the war and no one wants it so they figured hey lets give them a hero to talk about and get the heat off our backs for a little while...
did you really want to hear about one more death..thats just the same old news they have been reporting this was of interest so they needed to make it look good and cover there own *** again
2007-04-28 19:30:47 · answer #1 · answered by khymelove 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why ? Well, that IS "The question"... which officers supressed the facts in favor of a fictional Silver Star narrative.
I've seen and read MANY stories throughout the history of the military where the circumstances of a death is "modified" to protect the parents or the military.
We had a kid die on 13 April 1990... because he was hungover and fell infront of a rolling helicopter. But the official report made NO mention of this.
2007-04-29 03:59:34 · answer #2 · answered by mariner31 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because the truth really sucked. A brave American who really believed in sacrificing for his country ends up shot by his own guys.
War is not pretty and most Americans don't really want to know that. So the government assumes that all of us want to be lied to and just hear the brave and noble stuff.
Everyone can't be a hero, because if they are, then what really is a hero???
2007-04-29 02:31:45 · answer #3 · answered by KERMIT M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the military wanted to make it look like a justifiable war, because the military would have took a hit on recruiting, or because they wanted not only Tillman, but also Lynch, to look like heroes. I really don't know.
All I know is this: It was dumb for the military to do that. If Tillman accidently stepped on a landmine, it doesn't make him look less of a hero. What really happened to Jessica Lynch doesn't make her look less of a hero. Both are heroes for fighting, regardless of whether we agree with the war or not. It upsets me that they would do this for political reasons.
2007-04-29 02:24:38 · answer #4 · answered by linus_van_pelt_4968 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Gotta sell that war!
Tillman dying by someone's screwup doesn't sound as cool as dying in a bad@ss firefight.
2007-04-29 02:23:35 · answer #5 · answered by eatmorec11h17no3 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
We may never knoe the truth. All I know is he had alot to loose and he put it all on the line. Hes a hero period.
2007-04-29 02:24:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I think the press loves to tear down everything about this country. They insist on it.
2007-04-29 02:21:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Erudite------I think it was in an effort to make him look like a hero and give him dignity in death and served no ulterior motive.
2007-04-29 02:29:34 · answer #8 · answered by EZMZ 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋