Now what the frig is the point to this!!!!!

[buckman]

According to the story it's the AP that pushed for the change... This policy, put in by President Bush has annoyed the media since the start of the war. They felt if they showed bodies coming home it would piss off the masses like it did in the 70's. I am sure this ruling won't be exploited by the left. It's a way of justifing the pullout in Iraq. Mark my words.... Our men and women deserve better then to die for this country and then have there deaths exploited by the media. YES, I AM PISSED

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by buckman

According to the story it's the AP that pushed for the change... This policy, put in by President Bush has annoyed the media since the start of the war.

To be clear, it was Bush Sr. that put this into place. During a press conference about the Panama invasion, a White House spokesman cracked a joke that made many people smirk. Just so happened that in the background, caskets were being transported. As you can imagine, the combination of the two was blown out of proportion.

Then, in the beginning of Operation Desert Storm, this policy was put into place.

[striperman36]

You did not want to see the planes coming back from the Nam, if you had there would have been much more protest than what we saw in 67-69
The starting end of that trip were nothing that any American wanted to see, but I wish that the home unload would have been much more dignified.
Still haunts me