Showing posts with label Media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Media. Show all posts

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Why Isn't The Media Talking About The War?

Chuck Norris' view on the media coverage of the war: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=29728

I read this article, and initially thought, "How typical. I'm not surprised that the media would not be giving credit to the current administration for anything positive". Then I thought about it, and wondered if what this article is stating is true. I did some research, and found out the following information about the number of US casualties in Iraq over the last two twelve month periods.

Dec. '07 thru Nov. '08: 317 total deaths, an average of less than 27 per month.

Dec. '06 thru Nov. '07: 952 total deaths, an average of just over 79 per month.

Source: www.globalsecurity.org

I don't know a lot about war, but this certainly would seem like a positive story, and something that the media would want to celebrate. Of course I am not implying that the deaths of 317 soldiers is something that anyone should celebrate, but reducing the amount to one-third of what is was just 12 months ago is a move in the right direction. Even those completely opposed to this war would have to agree.

You may not be a fan of Chuck Norris, but he certainly is making some sense in this article. Feel free to share your opinions below, I would love to hear what you have to say about this subject.