Lack of real TV coverage...

[SHRED]

makes the Iraq war tolerable for the masses.

If we had real freedom of the press (showing blood and guts like Vietnam) then public outcry would have ended our occupation and Bu$h would have never won a second term.

[Patchuli]

1. They knew that from history

like fascist history. Too bad they didn't learn from failed American policy in history as well.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

4. They only learn the "P.R." part of history, not the real meat of it.

Rove never graduated college after all. Maybe if he'd stuck around and taken a few classes more he might've learned something else aside from dirty tricks...

NAAAAH!

[Patchuli]

6. He might as well have,

he certainly wasn't 'serving his country' as others at that time were doing!

I loathe chickensh*t chickenhawks.

[jobycom]

2. Yep.

They controlled the media three ways. One, they discourage negative reports by denying access to those who offend them. Two, they make it easy and cheaper for media to go where the troops go, and hard and expensive to go on their own to where the stories are. Corporate media will always go with easy and cheap--they are only worried about their bottom line, not the story, anyway. Three, by embedding the reporters with the troops, the media bonds with the troops, have instant access to the opinions and viewpoints of the troops, and feel a personal loyalty that prevents them from reporting negative stories that might upset the friends they've made amongst the troops.

[pretzel4gore]

3. not a free press...what you describe

i guess if that's ok with the people, it's ok with us, but (even considering infants being buried alive in iraqi rubble) isn't a free press a basic piller of democracy? freedom? the usa? no? oh, ok....

[marylanddem]

5. yes, seeing Vietnam on TV

brought the gruesome truth into our living rooms and helped end it - it's amazing how with Iraq they "embedded" the reporters at the "glorious" beginning and then consigned them to the green zone when the shit hit the fan.