As far as history is concerned, the washington post wrote editorials in favor of the invasion of iraq. The NYT, I don’t know.

As for me, I stayed in after 9-11 because of a strong sense of duty to country, but mainly due to unit cohesion. I knew that my unit needed me and I wanted to be there for them. Now we have orders to go and I would have felt strange staying home while they went. I have read Stephen Ambrose report that unit cohesion is what kept troops together in WWII and my own experience shows this to be true.

Another observation I have is that soldiers rarely discuss politics and that morale is high, despite what some report. One embedded journalist commented on how one colleague spent days looking for disgruntled soldiers to interview.

Was the NYT in favor of the war? I haven’t looked that one up.

“I care about the NEWS PAGES. ”

I remember when 5 dead soldiers in a day was front page news. not anymore. at least not at the post.

Who the ^^$%*& cares what is said on the EDITORIAL PAGE. It is an OPINION PAGE.

I care about the NEWS PAGES. That is what is important. That is what is appalling.

Yes, actus you are appalled by the Washington Post because it is ONE small part of the MSM that doesn’t toe the propaganda line of the rest of the MSM. That is why you are appalled. They DARE to say something that you don’t agree with. I don’t expect anything else from the Left. Lies and propaganda.

Thanks La Shawn.

I’m appalled that the washington post editorialized in favor of the war.

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Coulter

1996, the fledgling television network MSNBC hired Coulter as a legal correspondent and political pundit, which launched her media career. Though she was allowed to make many partisan and controversial comments as a panelist, she was fired in 1997 after an exchange with Bobby Muller, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation
(MSNBC’s NewsChat, October 11, 1997).

The MSM’s constant negative spin on Iraq and the military has to have an effect over time. It always does. And it is a lie. No matter what your politics you should be appalled at the bias against the War and the military being shown by the MSM.

I have seen this before. In the late 60’s. North Viet Nam has stated in their war museums that the American Press and the Anti-war groups were a great help to them. The MSM lied then and is lying now. How? They lied by OMISSION, always the best way for propaganda. By ONLY reporting the BAD. NEVER reporting the good. NEVER reporting the evil done by the enemy but blow anything done by the US all out of proportion. The MSM and the Anti-War people think that it worked once it will work again.

Sorry. The MSM isn’t what it was in the late 60’s , earily 70’s. It is no longer the ONLY source. This time it will FAIL. But it cannot help but have some effect. Part of that effect is to effect the parents of would be recuits as well as the recuits themselves.

The MSM is trying to repeat its victory in Viet Nam against the US and the military. This time they will FAIL.

And for all of you libs who doen’t believe that the MSM back then helped lose Viet Nam. I was there. I saw it. And the Government of Viet Nam agrees with ME.

An interesting comparison.

The daily show had great clips of the foxnews people losing it after the michael jackson verdict.