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Originally Posted by scottw
stop dancing around it...the media can't advance the agenda of the left right now by criticizing the troops and the wars and the President to gain political advantage....it's that simple...kick Obama's ass out in 2012 and if there are still troops abroad fighting...the media will suddenly become fixated again  |
That's interesting, considering there is an entire media outlet set on advancing the right wing agenda that could be doing the same thing to Obama.
Call it pathetic (and I completely agree), but people don't pay nearly as much attention to the war because most Americans notice any direct effects from it. The article that RIJIMMY posted said it precisely:
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Without a draft, many Americans simply don't feel or fear the costs of war. They don't feel the urgency of paying close attention to what is going on.
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Every unnecessary troop death (as I feel every single one of them have been) is a major tragedy.