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Originally posted by: Epitome22
. . . and comments from Conservatives here, notably yourself urging the media to tell 'both' sides of the story, are quite revealing. By saying 'both' as in good/bad, liberal side/conservative side, Republican side/Democrat side. To the conservative, reporting of 'bad' news from Iraq, somehow benefits the 'other' side, so it must be contrasted with some semblance of good, happy news, no matter how such news is proliferated or how authentic it is.
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Nice attempt to misstate the argument here. If there isn't good news, NO ONE has claimed that "inauthentic" good news should be created so that there is balance. Sure, CBS will try and create inauthentic news, but that's another issue.
This isn't an argument about balance. It's about giving us ALL of the information and letting us decide what's really happening over there. But we don't get all of the information. We get to hear what the MSM wants us to hear. Thankfully, as you pointed out, there are other media sources. Unfortunately, millions of Americans still rely upon the MSM as their primary (and often only) source of news. That's why the media should be taken to task. They're deceiving the American people if they don't give us a complete picture of what's really happening.
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Originally posted by: razap
My question to any conservative is what is a success in Iraq?
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A success in Iraq could be many things.
A success in Iraq is putting an end to the torture, rape, and mass murder of Iraqi citizens. Earlier this summer we heard nonstop coverage of Abu Ghraib and heard that referred to as the "humiliating torture" of Iraqis, but there was virtually no coverage of all of the torture, rape, and murder that we put an end to when we deposed Saddam Hussein.
A success in Iraq is all of those millions of Iraqis who are free now that were not before. Sure, we hear interviews from Iraqis who want the U.S. to leave Iraq, but we don't hear all of the interviews from Iraqi people who are so incredibly grateful that we have freed them from the brutal dictatorship of Saddam Hussein.
A success in Iraq is the victories we are achieving against the "insurgents." The article to begin this thread cites Samarra as an example. Have you heard a word about Samarra from the MSM? I haven't. All I've heard is about how the insurgents have control of Fallujah and how terrorists are pouring across the borders.
Those are just a few that come to mind off the top of my head.