Media Finds Increased Support for Iraq Occupation Since Reporting on it Stopped

[babylonsister]

Media Finds Increased Support for Iraq Occupation Since Reporting on it Stopped

by clammyc
Fri Mar 14th, 2008 at 10:36:14 AM EST


In the latest head smacking example that shows just how much impact the corporate media has on how people feel about things, we see that people’s views of Iraq are “better” over the past few months.

It is also interesting to note that there has been a decrease in the overall reporting about Iraq from 15% of the total stories as recently as last July to a mere 3% in February 2008. And what do we get in that time period?

We heard Charles Gibson chastise the Democratic candidates in a nationally televised debate, telling them that “the surge is working”, neglecting the fact that there has been basically no progress on any benchmarks in any measurable manner. We hear how there has been a “general downturn in violence”, neglecting the fact that violence has pretty much decreased because of al Sadr ordering his militia to stop attacks and the fact that there has been major sectarian cleansing throughout the country.

And yet, if you look at the most basic things going on in Iraq, you will find that things are most certainly NOT good or improving for Iraqis. Or for the troops, outside of not getting killed as quickly as they were 6 months ago. But as for their mission, still nothing. The goals – still nothing. The metrics – nothing.

The “success” of the “surge”? nothing.

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http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2008/3/14/103614/470

[hisownpetard]

1. Another bang-up job done by the MSM.

[MADem]

2. Out of sight, out of mind. nt

[Disturbed]

5. The Surge is starting to fall apart. It was a fraud from the start.

With complicity from the US Corp Media, the Surge was another PR success for a
few months. The US Govt. paid Shi'ite & Sunni insurgencies to back off, so the violence
is down from what it was but is now starting to escalate again. The Iraqi Govt. has not achieved
much progress in all those Surge "success" months.

[MADem]

6. ...

[devilgrrl]

3. Disgusting!

:puke:

[NNN0LHI]

4. All Bush did was tell the death squads he had operating in Iraq to stand down

And then he said look how great things are now.

Don

[alstephenson]

7. We don't need to hear about the eight troops that died this week....

We need to hear all about Spitzer's call girl. The MSM is disgusting and should be ashamed.