After reading Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand in the New York Times, it really gave me a lot of different views about war. I never truly realized how a lot of war information and information the media gives out is discovered. I would have never suspected the pentagon would even send troops over sea’s to give an overview. The pentagon would form a campaign to generate favorable news on how the war is going, and performance of the troops. Sometimes this was even done secretly without the troops knowing they were being viewed.
It is very clear how many Americans do not support troops over sea’s. The government has tried changing people’s opinions but it clearly isn’t working well. There are billions and billions of dollars being spent at war. Many people and families feel that is a total waste to have our troops over they’re fighting for our country. It still is not clear who and why the attacks are being placed. It is known that the war will continue even if nothing is ever accomplished from it.
News broadcasters are even getting the opportunities to take trips over and become part of the war. It is a very dangerous job. The information they are bringing back with them is priceless. A lot of the times it cannot be shared. The people who attend these jobs are becoming overwhelmed. Some of the information is too graphic to even reach the public. One official who attended the trip stated, ““They have now become the go-to guys not only on breaking stories, but they influence the views on issues,”
I think it is terrible how people do not support war veterans. Even John McCann has not voted to support war veterans the past 6 years. I found this video link of a veteran explaining how he felt on war veterans. He stood up for himself and his rights with other soldiers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLhxwb_ODNs
It is incredible some of the cartoons people make about war. It is far from funny. It is even worse when the cartoons make fun of war and war veterans. I found one cartoon that I kind of liked which supported the war. It is telling the soldier to be careful in a hinting matter. http://soul13832numb.blogspot.com/2007/01/escalator.html
The memories and images soldiers see each and every day will ruin them forever. I found a site that is very graphic and shows a lot of crude things some people want to see. This is a very strong reason why the war should just be ended. http://www.awitness.org/journal/real_iraq_war.html Even if images and stories are not supposed to get out to the public they will find a way. Even our own government is trying to be sneaky and get around us without us knowing.
The war in Iraq has exceeded 3 trillion dollars. No one can even imagine that amount of money. I think that is a disgrace to everyone and there families. There are all these people dyeing and suffering and we can’t support them. http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/09/05-0 I understand supporting our country and getting back what we have lost. But we are still loosing people each and everyday.
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