Bush's War-And Our Own

... fewer than thirty percent of Americans polled now say they are following events in Iraq "very closely." Although leading media executives cite any number of excuses for the decline in attention -- the danger and expense in covering Iraq, shrinking budgets and a presidential campaign that is also straining their resources, a national economy in crisis - the bottom line for concerned citizens has been a severe drop in coverage of the war. The three ... Full Story »

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Jack Dinkmeyer
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by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

Although the story rightly lays blame for Iraq at the feet of Rumsfeld and Cheney, it's also a commercial for the upcoming PBS 2-part Frontline special about the war. While media coverage of the war has dropped 80%, it doesn't mean Americans have changed their opinion of Iraq. Over 70% remain firmly against Iraq but are fed up hearing about it. Most people are now concerned about dealing with the results of the huge oost of this war: deep recession, outrageous gas prices, crashing of the dollar, and the rapidly shrinking buying power of Americans.

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