Ok! First I want to say that this book frustrates me. Not because of the author, and not because he is making bad or boring points, but because the subject matter is the war in Iraq. I think it is a difficult situation to talk about especially with opposing political view points. Therefore, not wanting to offend anyone I personally do not agree with the war on Iraq, and therefore find myself even more frustrated when reading this book, because it just brings the entire situation all that much more real.
Now, that I have vented, I want to comment on America's own use of the media when it comes to the war. (oh wait, what media???) The little coverage we hardly see, I'm pretty sure, does not show the reality of what is really going on over in Iraq. We are not seeing how many innocent American's are being killed daily on that television screen. We see harldy anything. Now, not that I want to see all that horrific stuff, it shows how once again media is used to influence society. Al Queda used media to make us look vulnerable and upset after 9/11. Well, by us not seeing what is truly going on in Iraq, we cannot object or even necessarily remember our country is at war.
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