Principessa wrote:
I'm sorry Giancarlo but I really think that you are forgetting about the beginning of the war and ... let us say the biggest part of the war.
America, 'the country of freedom', where there is press freedom, but it isn't allowed. Months and months (this might have been changed now as there is FINALLY a lot of protest against the war) media wasn't allowed to show pictures or video material of the coffins, they weren't allowed to film in hospitals where there were American soldiers,....
Just as the media has freedom, it has responsibility. Remember, the media is not a charitable organization nor is it a not-for-profit. The media makes $ by selling advertising. Capitalizing on the sacrifice of our armed forces is both irresponsible and grotesque. Another way to look at it is this: imagine finding out your loved one died by watching the news. Does the media notify next of kin? Nope, they're in it to sell advertising come hell or high water. Bad news sells, so that's what we get.
Having inbed journalists is a privledge that the US Gov grants the media. There are certain agreements concerning the broadcast of our fallen soldiers. The US military is sensitive to those lost and their families, thus they require the media to honor and respect the fallen by keeping things private. You can scream 'conspiracy' or '1st amendment' all you want, contrary to where you may come from, we are asked to respect the deceased.
Principessa wrote:Government Bush did everything to prevent the people from knowing about this, knowing that fellow Americans died because of HIS war.
And what answer do you have for this problem, the problem being terrorists that want to kill us at all cost? This is not his war, it is OUR war against terrorism. For over a decade Iraq was in violation of cease-fire agreements, harbored terrorism, and the UN was certain that Iraq was manufacturing WMD. What did everyone do? Well, France, China & Russia made some reprehensible deals with Saddam while everyone else wrote memos and gave press conferences. What did our President do? He kick ass and took names. Now instead of the Kurds fearing another chemical attack, they're building town-homes and shopping centers. The old Hussain torture chambers are gone and so if the oppression.
GWB and our military have so far toppled 2 tyrannical governments in order to bring peace and prosperity to a region that has forgotten what human rights and hope are. That will go down in history as a very noble cause. While the world watched, America and its allies took action and did the right thing.
Principessa wrote:His daddy had a war, he has to have one as well.
The Gulf War was decided upon by the UN, not George HW Bush.
Principessa wrote:In America, the protest against Bush is now growing and growing, but believe me, if the Americans would have been completely informed before the elections, Bush wouldn't have a second term! Nobody would have been so foolish to vote for him a second time.
The same people that are blaming Bush offer no solutions. The same people that are now asking for a redeployment are the same ones that voted for the war and for an increase of troops. Now they want to remove everyone and cut funding. Wow, that's taken right from the John Kerry book of Flip-Flop politics.
Now if you look at history, Americans have, since the 18th century, grown weary of wars after three years. If the war goes on longer, the politicians have to scramble to survive the bad press and opinion polls. Opposition politicians take advantage of the situation, but this has nothing to do with Iraq, and everything to do with local politics in the United States.
Principessa wrote:Press freedom is just a term, but still the government are the onces MAKING the news. Propaganda didn't die together with the dictatorial regimes, propaganda is very much alive in our own DEMOCRATIC and FREE society.
What propaganda do you speak of? Is it the skewed bleeding-heart bias of our media that is trying to undermine the war effort? That's propaganda if you ask me.
Principessa wrote:So, please don't say that the Americans are SO well informed about the war, because they are not! And not only in America we watch the news to see false newsreports (Jessica Lynch being a beautiful example of it), but around the globe.
WTF are you talking about? Are you trying to put words in my post that I never wrote?
Principessa wrote:I've been given the course 'Media' in highschool and I believe everyone should receive it because now I can watch the news and take things with a grain of salt.
Well, since you just took a course in 'media' that makes you an expert? You can watch the news and take things with a grain of salt, yet you chimed in on a discussion concerning the bias in the media. So which is it: do you take what the media says with a grain of salt b/c that what you learned in H.S. or do you just have selective attention and focus on what YOU want to hear & read? If it's the former, you wouldn't have joined this post.
Principessa wrote:To say one more thing about the Bush matter: He's going to take some more money (healthcar money now) to sponsor his war.
If you want healthcare, buy it. If you can't afford it, get a job with healthcare benefits. If you are too lazy to go out and find a job, you suck at life and should not be rewarded with free healthcare. Unless you are permanently disabled, there's no reason why you can't find a job w/healthcare. Every job I've ever had since I was 16 has offered healthcare, and I've had some crap jobs before. It is not the government's job to supply healthcare, people need to be responsible for themselves and take care of their own future and well-being. If that takes working 2 jobs and going to school, so-be-it.
Principessa wrote:How can a man sponsor a war by neglecting his own country and people? He's just a maniac...he has the same idea pace as the big dictators from our past!
Fighting a war against terror is neglecting America and Americans? With that logic, putting burglars in jail is neglecting property owners. Seems like you suffer from looking at history as you see fit.
Principessa wrote:America is ready for a white woman or a black man as their president!!
The only white woman that I'd have complete confidence as our President is Ann Coulter. A former Clinton political advisor Dick Morris is quoted as saying "Hillary is a monster!' That quote comes from someone who worked with Bill Clinton throughout his presidency.
Concerning Obama - he's worthless. How do I know this? I live in Illinois! I remember when he was running for office, he would never answer a question. HE would dance around the issues and come out really never saying anything. Since he was elected, he has never really done anything!
One topic which he always ran away from, which we'll all get to see again, is that he is both a reverend in a christian church and is Pro-Choice and Pro-partial birth abortion. Well, if that isn't a character flaw I don't know what is. He'll flush any morals he has down the toilet just so he can be elected. Is that the kind of person who you want as a leader? Someone who can't explain where he stands on a subject and someone who will abandon their beliefs just so they can get elected?
You have one candidate being called a monster by someone who is close to her husband and another who has no identity and morals. Where do they stand on Iran? What will they do about terrorism? What we do know is that taxes will go up, productivity will go down, and terrorists world-wide will rejoice w/a democrat in office.
"We've finally given liberals a war against fundamentalism, and they don't want to fight it. They would, except it would put them on the same side as the United States."
- Ann Coulter
And for those that are oblivious:
I am Pro Bush (voted for him both times!)
I am Pro Military
I am Pro Capitalism
