Did anyone watch 'Inside the Taliban' on the National Geographic channel?

I don't know but I sure hope so. As long as the process is supported by oil money, there is a bottomless pit to build and train terrorists camps and terrorists. They are not going away and they are not going quietly.

 

That is the feeling I get. Again, this was coming straight from the horse's mouth. I understand what the purpose of that show was and I'm not trying to say that it's statistics and whatnot are wrong. I was just saying there is always another side that you don't always see.

 

Doom!...gloom!....The sky is falling! We're all going to die! We suck! They're right, we're wrong! We're evil, they're peaceful! Bush Sucks! I'm a moderate!

Whatever red.

 

What do you want me to do red, cut and paste it all over here? You know the good news is out there. Do a google search for good news....You'll see for yourself.

 

I think what he was trying to say is that there are good accomplishments going on in Iraq but you will very rarely read about them because good news doesn't sell nearly as fast as bad news. Like it or not, death and destruction is sensational, and that sells. Besides delivering the news, they are trying to make $, first and foremost. It dictates everything that is printed, retracted, or broadcast. When was the last time you had a front page headline of "400 Planes Landed Safely Today"? There is plenty of bad news out of Iraq but unlikely we will see much good news as the media(regardless of bias) understands the negative perception of the war and will continue to feed us, because it sells.

 

Anything other then a clear reduction in fighting and a pullout of our troops is going to be considered bad news. It doesn't matter if our troops get killed or there's, it's still bad news. Americans are tired of this fight. If our troops get killed then it is just worse news. I have friends over there as well and building schools(that get attended), electricity & water coming back online, successfully hunting cells down, people volunteering for security jobs by the thousands, these stories just don't sell but they are happening. When ten thousand people show up for security jobs, is this the story? No, the car bomb that went off killing 5 people on the other side of town becomes the story. It's not much of a mystery, but that is exactly how it is happening. Fox news probably does report these kind of stories more than other networks but it is still overwhelmed by even a single death on the day, regardless of who it is or where it happened.

Feel good stories will never be more than a fraction of coverage in any kind of tragedy. How many great stories as opposed to horror stories did you hear about during Katrina? The truth is that the percentage was very low in comparison. It's just media economics.

 

Surely you don't believe the media gives us the whole story, tells the truth all the time?

I for one aren't in denial at all but have heard from many sources that we haven't been given the whole story all the time either.
I don't doubt that things are tough over there and we have this president and his policies to thank for it since we can't fight a war like its suppose to be fought.