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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (4745)	8/28/2006 11:00:02 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 224713

he didn't post NY times stories

To: American Spirit who wrote (4745)	8/29/2006 10:29:29 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224713

U R a far-left propagandist which is extremely dangerous. History shows that wars are normally unpopular with many Americans; however this time the enemy is clever and is successfully undermining Western support for the war on terror by manipulating the US media. One example of the enemy's active manipulation is falsely blaming U.S. troops for civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. They can blatently lie while U.S. troops are held to a high standard of conduct. Our enemy lies constantly - almost totally without penalty. They portray our cause as a war on Islam when in fact the overwhelming majority of victims of their terrorism have been the thousands and thousands of innocent Muslims - men, women and children - that they have killed. Some Americans argue for tossing in the towel and the enemy is waiting and hoping that we will do just that. The terrorists are having remarkable success in persuading the Western media that the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are part of a crusade against Islam. In this era of 24 hour news it's having a tremendous negative impact on American viewers. Our enemy is so much better at communicating--I wish we were better at countering that because the constant drumbeat of things they say - much of which is not true - is harmful. It's cumulative. And it does weaken the American people's will and lessen their determination, and raise questions in their minds as to whether the cost is worth it. The truth is that policies initiated by the Bush administration are the reason the United States hasn't been attacked since the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes five years ago. How often does the media highlight that fact? The Iraq war is necessary in the overall battle against terrorism and U.S. troops should not withdraw until Iraqi forces are able to maintain order and stability. It would help tremendously if the Western media was clever enough to not allow itself to be manipulated by the Islamic Fascists.