The Vietnamization of Iraq
By: Kimmymac
When my dad (a Marine) was in the Pacific theater of World War II they would come across these pamphlets dropped by the Japanese that depicted the Marines with cartoonish bloody dripping fangs, and told the Japanese villagers that the Marines were trained to eat children.
I read an article by our own lovely AP in this Sunday's paper about some games the Marines in Iraq had organized to relieve some of the tension before going into Fallujah, and it made the Marines out to be ignorant, animal abusing monsters. One step above what the Japanese propaganda said.
Watch for the OLM to drop all pretense of supporting our troops now that they have failed in their bid to install Kerry in the WH. They will be looking to completely demoralize us wrt Iraq and Afghanistan, and they are looking for us to lose so they can destroy Bush's presidency.
The real battle has begun: The War to Prevent the Vietnamization of Iraq.
Battle stations, everyone.
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The media is playing an interesting game; they delight in reporting how "easy" the victories are (the fall of Baghdad, reaching the center of Fallujah) and after that has percolated they begin with the "...but why is Iraq still out of control? Why can't Bush get it under control when we are so powerful?"
The reporting of the "easy victories" followed by the growing sense of "US military impotence", functions like a line of coke--a quick artificial high, followed by a hell of a hangover.
It is important that the American people understand how fluid the situation is in Iraq, and how fragile whatever stability we do manage to acheive is. We need to maintain our long term commitment, and not get high on military successes, only to get hung-over at the fluidity and instability. Guerilla warfare is the most dangerous type, and urban guerilla warfare is a nightmare of epic scale. We must all be committed to stay the course, come hell or high water, and not play the media's game.
They are trying to set us up--let's not allow it. If we fail in Iraq we are done in the Middle East. If we lose now, we can chuck it all in. This fight against the spin is as important as the defeat of Kerry was; for our servicemen and women, for our future, and for the future of freedom throughout the world.
Call, write, email the media outlets. Let them know you are on to the game. Be polite, concise and on point. Monitor the squawk box, and make notes of specific points of spin. Be on their @$$ like white on rice.
War is hell--let's make sure the OLM understands just how much like hell it can become for them. Spread the joy.
When my dad (a Marine) was in the Pacific theater of World War II they would come across these pamphlets dropped by the Japanese that depicted the Marines with cartoonish bloody dripping fangs, and told the Japanese villagers that the Marines were trained to eat children.
I read an article by our own lovely AP in this Sunday's paper about some games the Marines in Iraq had organized to relieve some of the tension before going into Fallujah, and it made the Marines out to be ignorant, animal abusing monsters. One step above what the Japanese propaganda said.
Watch for the OLM to drop all pretense of supporting our troops now that they have failed in their bid to install Kerry in the WH. They will be looking to completely demoralize us wrt Iraq and Afghanistan, and they are looking for us to lose so they can destroy Bush's presidency.
The real battle has begun: The War to Prevent the Vietnamization of Iraq.
Battle stations, everyone.
(spliced not edited)
The media is playing an interesting game; they delight in reporting how "easy" the victories are (the fall of Baghdad, reaching the center of Fallujah) and after that has percolated they begin with the "...but why is Iraq still out of control? Why can't Bush get it under control when we are so powerful?"
The reporting of the "easy victories" followed by the growing sense of "US military impotence", functions like a line of coke--a quick artificial high, followed by a hell of a hangover.
It is important that the American people understand how fluid the situation is in Iraq, and how fragile whatever stability we do manage to acheive is. We need to maintain our long term commitment, and not get high on military successes, only to get hung-over at the fluidity and instability. Guerilla warfare is the most dangerous type, and urban guerilla warfare is a nightmare of epic scale. We must all be committed to stay the course, come hell or high water, and not play the media's game.
They are trying to set us up--let's not allow it. If we fail in Iraq we are done in the Middle East. If we lose now, we can chuck it all in. This fight against the spin is as important as the defeat of Kerry was; for our servicemen and women, for our future, and for the future of freedom throughout the world.
Call, write, email the media outlets. Let them know you are on to the game. Be polite, concise and on point. Monitor the squawk box, and make notes of specific points of spin. Be on their @$$ like white on rice.
War is hell--let's make sure the OLM understands just how much like hell it can become for them. Spread the joy.
posted by Tess at 11/10/2004 11:46:00 PM
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