Great post from J.R. over at Bearing Drift.
Without reading a word of an article, or listening to the press conference, all these “above-the-fold” headlines from local and national newspapers effectively frame the debate. Taking advantage of American skepticism and fears of the war, headline writers and editors attempt to portray the Iraq war as a “quagmire” in which American forces will remain occupied for years.
Having listened to the press conference, I know that the president did indeed say that troop return “is an objective. And that will be decided by future presidents and future governments of Iraq.” But what does this mean?
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This post is not meant to elicit a response on the merits of the Global War on Terror or arguments on “peace with honor” by “withdrawing from Iraq now!” It is, however, written to show how the media frames the debate and intentionally dirves the consumer to lose the “big picture”.
The advantage of blogs being the consumer must actually read the meat of the article. Great post.