In Iraq, the administration has empowered a general and officer corps capable of winning the war on the ground. Now it must develop the media corps that can win the war on the airwaves. June 2007 saw a dramatic turnaround in our military fortunes, with the insurgents in headlong retreat in Anbar, Baghdad, and Diayala. But al Qaeda continued to dominate its chosen battlefield: America's living rooms. Full Story »
Posted by Chris J. Breisch
Its the data which are the smoke and mirrors in this article. Originally the media were unanimous in their overwhelming support of the administration's excursion into Iraq. Interestingly, pieces like this containing such overly affirmatory statements such as: capable of winning the war on the ground, in the flush of battlefield success, must develop the media corps that can win the war on the airwaves, and the corker: the militarys longstanding Public Affairs policy of media neutrality seem to proliferate proportionality to the number of Republican defectors who were such omnipotent supporters of the Iraq war.
