'LOSING HEART'
I don't take polls very seriously, as many of you know. Show me a poll that says a majority of Americans prefer drinking vodka through a straw and I'll show you two polls that say otherwise. Anyone can manipulate polls to get the results they want.
David Frum writes a piece on NationalReview.com that says the polls are showing big trouble for the Bush Administration. The American people apparently have 'lost heart' on Iraq and more people now 'believe' Bush lied about the reasons for going to war in the first place.
Quite simply, the American public doesn't know anything about what's really going on in Iraq. They don't know because the truth isn't being reported. Instead of reporting the truth, the MSM has gotten together and created a strategy to only report the worst news about Iraq, hoping to hobble Bush in the process.
News flash: It's working!
Bush isn't helping himself much either. I join Frum in his frustration with what I call the 'no-new-news' approach the President employs when talking about Iraq. He has a million facts at his disposal about what's really going on, on the ground, in Iraq. For example, (as Frum points out via Robin Wright via Mickey Kaus) there are a million new cars on the road in Iraq. Iraqi's have purchased ONE MILLION NEW CARS SINCE LIBERATION. Why doesn't positive information like this lead the evening news broadcasts?
What about the rebuilding of the wetlands in Southern Iraq? Why not mention that? Why not talk about how Iraq has high speed internet access? Or about the Operation Teddy Bear drop? Over 6,000 stuffed animals have been parachuted to Iraqi children. All good stuff. Why not talk about it, Mr. President?
The concern is that hearing the same platitudes from Bush day after day, week after week, the public is going to begin to shut Bush out and just conclude for themselves that he's lying.
Frum and I part company when he begins talking about Bush losing control over the public relations battle of the war. It may be true, but I don't think it matters at this point because I know that there really are good things happening in country. A Constitution is being written. Iraqis are being trained to defend themselves. Schools and hospitals are being built. Teachers, doctors and nurses are being trained. Oil production is at a higher peak than it was pre-invasion. Women and minorities now have rights. The economy is booming, capitalism is flourishing, free speech is flourishing. There are over 100 new daily newspapers in Iraq.
All of these things ARE GOOD. These are POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS for the people of Iraq and the entire Middle East region. Democracy is taking hold. Iraq is free. And all of this information is readily available to anyone who cares to find it, research it, read it. I'm not the only person who can do it. If I can do it, all of America can do it too.
So don't lose heart America. The United States continues to do what's right for the world, as we always have. Just be patient and understand that you are a participant in a good and noble mission to rebuild Iraq. It won't happen overnight, and it will be difficult. There will be many, many setbacks along the way, but it is happening, little by little, day by day.
I would say 'just watch,' but you won't learn anything by watching. Realize now that you won't get the information handed to you. If you want to know what's really going on in Iraq, you are going to have to search for the information.
David Frum writes a piece on NationalReview.com that says the polls are showing big trouble for the Bush Administration. The American people apparently have 'lost heart' on Iraq and more people now 'believe' Bush lied about the reasons for going to war in the first place.
Quite simply, the American public doesn't know anything about what's really going on in Iraq. They don't know because the truth isn't being reported. Instead of reporting the truth, the MSM has gotten together and created a strategy to only report the worst news about Iraq, hoping to hobble Bush in the process.
News flash: It's working!
Bush isn't helping himself much either. I join Frum in his frustration with what I call the 'no-new-news' approach the President employs when talking about Iraq. He has a million facts at his disposal about what's really going on, on the ground, in Iraq. For example, (as Frum points out via Robin Wright via Mickey Kaus) there are a million new cars on the road in Iraq. Iraqi's have purchased ONE MILLION NEW CARS SINCE LIBERATION. Why doesn't positive information like this lead the evening news broadcasts?
What about the rebuilding of the wetlands in Southern Iraq? Why not mention that? Why not talk about how Iraq has high speed internet access? Or about the Operation Teddy Bear drop? Over 6,000 stuffed animals have been parachuted to Iraqi children. All good stuff. Why not talk about it, Mr. President?
The concern is that hearing the same platitudes from Bush day after day, week after week, the public is going to begin to shut Bush out and just conclude for themselves that he's lying.
Frum and I part company when he begins talking about Bush losing control over the public relations battle of the war. It may be true, but I don't think it matters at this point because I know that there really are good things happening in country. A Constitution is being written. Iraqis are being trained to defend themselves. Schools and hospitals are being built. Teachers, doctors and nurses are being trained. Oil production is at a higher peak than it was pre-invasion. Women and minorities now have rights. The economy is booming, capitalism is flourishing, free speech is flourishing. There are over 100 new daily newspapers in Iraq.
All of these things ARE GOOD. These are POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS for the people of Iraq and the entire Middle East region. Democracy is taking hold. Iraq is free. And all of this information is readily available to anyone who cares to find it, research it, read it. I'm not the only person who can do it. If I can do it, all of America can do it too.
So don't lose heart America. The United States continues to do what's right for the world, as we always have. Just be patient and understand that you are a participant in a good and noble mission to rebuild Iraq. It won't happen overnight, and it will be difficult. There will be many, many setbacks along the way, but it is happening, little by little, day by day.
I would say 'just watch,' but you won't learn anything by watching. Realize now that you won't get the information handed to you. If you want to know what's really going on in Iraq, you are going to have to search for the information.
posted by Kent at 2:59 PM
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