Comments on: A Little Perspective Please http://www.floppingaces.net/2006/01/29/a-little-perspective-please/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:23:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Beth http://www.floppingaces.net/2006/01/29/a-little-perspective-please/#comment-580 Beth Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:21:35 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2006/01/29/a-little-perspective-please/#comment-580 I'm somewhere in the middle I guess... Yes, the soldiers should definitely get media coverage too, but so should the reporters. The soldiers went to Iraq with training, knowing that this was what they wanted to do. The journalists were untrained. They aren't field people trained in the art of war. They write. So the fact that they went to a dangerous place such as Iraq to present the truth to the American people (unlike those who report from say, New York offices) and died there in their line of duty (informing the American public) should be commended. I’m somewhere in the middle I guess… Yes, the soldiers should definitely get media coverage too, but so should the reporters. The soldiers went to Iraq with training, knowing that this was what they wanted to do. The journalists were untrained. They aren’t field people trained in the art of war. They write. So the fact that they went to a dangerous place such as Iraq to present the truth to the American people (unlike those who report from say, New York offices) and died there in their line of duty (informing the American public) should be commended.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.floppingaces.net/2006/01/29/a-little-perspective-please/#comment-581 Anonymous Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:21:35 +0000 http://www.floppingaces.net/2006/01/29/a-little-perspective-please/#comment-581 <strong>Scotts Conservative News & Commentary</strong> <strong>Misplaced Priorities, Perspective...</strong> Curt at Flopping Aces has a good post pointing out the distorted perspective of the MSM. One of the big stories over the weekend was the wounding of an ABC News crew (and an Iraqi soldier, BTW). As Curt points out, and if my calculations are correct,..... Scotts Conservative News & Commentary

Misplaced Priorities, Perspective…

Curt at Flopping Aces has a good post pointing out the distorted perspective of the MSM. One of the big stories over the weekend was the wounding of an ABC News crew (and an Iraqi soldier, BTW). As Curt points out, and if my calculations are correct,…..

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