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Originally Posted by astralis
...the war is perceived by the public as going poorly (and by the original standards- ie our troops gone by 2004 and iraq a fully functional democracy- it is hard to say it is going well), and so the media portrays it poorly.
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Where does the public get the grist to perceive anything about the war? I agree with you that the media is not monolithic, but I agree with bluesman that it goes well beyond objective journalism in this instance. Reporters, editors and so forth are just mere mortals and can be illogical, which I think those are who argue that the prosecution of the war was wrought with errors from the getgo, therefore we should pull out. Good, God, what a dumb premise. Errors don't justify quitting; weakness does. I would think the media would beat the drum for increased efforts and applaud what is now going right, IF THEY WANTED US TO SUCCEED.
It is logical to assume that those who would have us quit because of tactical errors, would have us stay when we overcome our tactical errors. So why was going in wrong and why is right to leave? Those are the questions on which we should act, not old tactical errors.