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Originally Posted by rubecube

So it's not going to get any worse as long as the US is there?

Why not reply with your thoughts and not another question.

The US is definitely the backbone to keeping things under control. Now i know it's looking pretty bad over there, but with the US aside, the entire country would be ruled by different factions, different groups, sunnis, shiias. The US is holding it together with the resources they have, whether or not the "holding together" is looking shakey.

Take the US out of the equation and you will have the entire region in conflict. Since it's already tense given Irans nuclear ambitions and Shia support and Syrians Sunni support.

Originally Posted by rubecube

The negatives pretty well outweigh the positives. It would be like if somebody said "Sure Hitler was a ******* who was responsible for the deaths of millions, but he did build the autobahn and start VW."

Thats coming from someone who watched the media, hence is swayed into believing it's a total disaster.

My brother is on his second tour in that country and i was there in Febuary 05 (Now i know it's got worse since then.) But nevertheless there is a lot more positives to this country than the media is showing.

Originally Posted by rubecube

Well the media enjoys sensationalizing everything. We've got millions of parents absolutely terrified that their child is going to be molested and kidnapped because the rate for this is at an all time high, when the reality is that this sort of thing is on the decline. I would venture to say that 24 hour news service has killed objective journalism because they need to fill air time.

I agree, the media feeds on negative things...hence why i hate it, especially when it tells a 1 sided negative story.

The media feeds on disasters, whether it be Iraq, space shuttle disasters or Hurricaine Katrina.

Originally Posted by rubecube

Really? I'm pretty sure Osama doesn't have CNN in his cave. So is your answer to not report the bombings?

So your insinuating that all middle easterners don't have access to western media. Those in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Iran etc? These are the countries fueling this insurgancy and providing the man power. The state that Iraq is in right now has absolutly zero to do with Bin Laden.

The media is responsible for the strength of the insurgancy right now because it's the media that portrays it in such a negative way, fueling the idea that the more deaths the US sustains, the more carnage and bloodshed, the more likely the US is to leave - and this is exacly what the insurgants / terrorits want. Without US presence, it's much easier to take control of cities, towns, districts and continue this Sunni vs Shia nonesense without the threat of US firepower.

I never said not report the negatives, i've asked for balance. Report both sides. None of this happens.