When I deployed my unit helped set up wells hospitals and schools and saw nothing on the news about it, but the day we lost 2 guys in an attack it was all over the news. Any reporters out there that can break this down Barney style for me. It really hurts knowing that the entire world thinks that were a bunch of screw ups when they dont know the whole story.
2007-06-17 12:35:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The press in the USA does not show all the bad stuff. We have to go through the press in Europe to see the really bad stuff.
2007-06-17 12:51:04 · answer #1 · answered by Herr Raging Boehner. 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Well, the media does sensationalize things. But I think that more of the ugliness that was going on in war was exposed during Vietnam. Now the media is more controlled and only shows the occasional bomb going off without showing what is happening to the actual soldiers there and the Iraqi people. It's more detached and clean-cut now. I guess it's a way to keep Americans away from the realities of war so they will ignore it rather than try to end it. And I've heard the opposite from some serving. That the news often reports that four soldiers were killed when actually 16 were killed.
And THIS is showing all the bad stuff:
http://mindprod.com/politics/iraqwarpix.html
DON"T view this link if you have a weak stomach!
2007-06-17 19:44:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
The press wants the USA to fail in this Global War
On Terror. I believe that the Press is pro-terrorist
and that is my opinion.
US Army(RET) 1958 - 1979
Vietnam Veteran 1967 - 1968 - 1971!!
2007-06-17 19:52:40 · answer #3 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
dude get a grip,you are a warrior or a lib wimp. the choice is yours.the reason you are in the military is to carry out your mission and kill the enemy.Screw the world,you belong to the USA.We bailed out Europe in world war 1 and world war 2 and they still are pus*ies.I'm more concerned about killing these pricks than building wells and sh*t.viet nam vet.
2007-06-17 20:15:24 · answer #4 · answered by avenger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a reporter but I know what they are doing is just encouraging people to go against what really needs to be done...
I wanna say tho as an American I am very proud of our soldiers male and female and stand behind you!
2007-06-17 19:41:09 · answer #5 · answered by snickers 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Liberal Media...It does not help them to show the compassionate side of our story and anything else that shows a benefit or positive effect of the war.
2007-06-17 20:25:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The press has an agenda. They want to:
a) erode confidence in the Bush administration
b) undermine support for the military
c) get the Democrats back in control of the White House and Congress (one down, one to go.)
d) relive their anti-Viet Nam Hippy days.
A) is the big one. That's why Bush's numbers are so low. That's why they keep saying Bush lied. They say it often enough that people will believe it. (Rudolph Hess said that, he was Hitler's propaganda minister.)
2007-06-17 19:49:18 · answer #7 · answered by morgan j 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Because violence and negativity sells ad space. No one wants to see anything good coming uot of this war except death. That is why I don't watch the news.
2007-06-17 19:50:32 · answer #8 · answered by King Midas 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Cuz people watch it. Its called "ratings"
2007-06-17 19:52:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Good news isn't news anymore.
2007-06-17 19:47:55 · answer #10 · answered by hearts_and_thoughts_2003 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋