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Originally Posted by scaeagles
Baghdad is a mess. But look at the north. 200,000 Kurds were killed by Saddam, and that region is doing so well that they refer to themselves as Kurdistan and are even trying to promote tourism. Of the 14 provinces, 11 are doing quite well. Three are a mess.
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huge areas are a mess.
I see what you're saying. But let's say a positive story about the Kurds comes out. It will last for a day on the CNN.com website and disappear. Why? Often it's more to do with the number of hits and the responses they get from people reading what they post, not what they are offering us to read. The media hits on certain aspects because that's where people's interests are. People like to hear about trainwrecks and read about them. Iraq is a trainwreck.
Example: On another site that focuses on Disney. One article got a lot of feedback (on the linked Discussion Board) regarding a gossip piece about Lindsay Lohan. Another article talking about picturesque parts of Disneyland Paris got little interest. The Lohan piece got more views and hits than many of the other articles on the site. So, should that site post more gossip about Lohan-types on their site? That's up to them, but if they wanted to maintain the hits they got from Lohan, they might. It's not that they don't want us to hear about Disneyland Paris, they do, but people want to read about Lohan.
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Originally Posted by NirvanaMan
Ok so I know this is an overwhelmingly liberally-biased message board, so anything that is said that could possibly be deemed as supportive of what is seen as an evil republican regime will be struck down with furious anger, but I'll play for a post or two anyway.
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I think the people on this board, left or right, are very open to hear most everything people post. You're saying this board is close minded while labelling people on this board liberal, anti-Republican and angry.
Huh?
If you want actual accounts from someone there, then here's one: My sister dated someone who was stationed in Iraq. She's been there for a couple of years now. She said morale is low, most of the soldiers she comes into contact with think they are there for the wrong reasons, she's heard about our soldiers killing civillians for fun and for several months she was guarding a palace that has been converted into a club for military officers. There's an account for you.