Is the Media running, and ruining this Country?

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The North Vietnamese General Glap was the highest leader of the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam war. His memoirs are in the Vietnam War Memorial in Hanoi. One of his entries states:
"What we still don't understand is why you Americans stopped the bombing of Hanoi. You had us on the ropes. If you had pressed us a little harder, just for another day or two, we were ready to surrender! It was the same at the battles of TET. You defeated us! We knew it and we thought you knew it. But we were elated to notice your media was definitely helping us. They were causing more disruption in America than we could in the battlefields. We were ready to surrender. You had won!"
So, the media today is doing exactly what was done during the Vietnam war. The media is not reporting the good, only the bad, and they are distorting everything. By constantly pounding how bad the war is in the minds of Americans, we are being brainwashed and our military is being defeated.
 
yes they control the news and we see what they want us know it is possible for them to get the parties they want into office. it is terrible!
 
yes they control the news and we see what they want us know it is possible for them to get the parties they want into office. it is terrible!
 
I think you are on to something, but not what you think it is.

Every since television arrived on the scene in full force, war has shown up on the small screen every so often. And, let's face it, it's not a pretty sight. We're just not used to seeing that level of violence on a regular level in our living rooms.

It would be oversimplification to say that media coverage of Vietnam led to our eventual withdrawal. The misinformation distributed by the government caused credibility problems, and the lack of a commitment to victory probably didn't help. Still, the media coverage certainly played a role in the process.

In Iraq, the same cumulative effect is in play, even though the circumstances are different. In this case, American forces won, but scenes of the "occupation" and concurrent violence are beamed into our homes. While stories of good have come out as well, the violent aspects are the ones that will be remembered. Such images are not going away anytime soon, and will affect all foreign policy decisions involving the military.

I remember the quote from a North Vietnamese leader that applies here. Someday, the Americans will have to go home, and we will still be there. Same applies in Iraq.
 
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