U.S. Army commander says unbalanced news threatens troop morale.
On the night of April 6, 2003, Lt. Col. Stephen M. Twitty called his subordinate commanders together a few miles south of Baghdad. "Guys, this is it," the black 39-year-old from Chesnee, South Carolina told his officers. "We're going to take the fight into Baghdad. Some of us in this room may die, and that's okay. Just know it's for a good cause." He then offered up a short prayer and dismissed his commanders.
The following morning, Twitty's unit, Task Force 3-15 (3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment) of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division began an epic eight-hour struggle to race up the primary highway into Baghdad, seize and hold three key intersections along the way, and then keep the road open for follow-on American forces.
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Posted by Muddy at August 6, 2004 04:28 AM | TrackBackThis is the same stuff I've been saying since day one, if the U.S. press would report on more than just the daily killings we'd have a much brighter [and realistic] picture of Iraq.
Posted by: muddy at August 6, 2004 04:37 AMI haven't had a chance to really *read* the article until now but all I can say in response to YOUR comment is....ditto
Posted by: mrs. muddy at August 8, 2004 02:48 PMTotally agree. In fact I wish the media would report more good stuff that happens here in America instead of just the bad. To me it almost seems like the media wants us to fail so that they can tell us that we are failing. Its almost like when America does good the media hides it. When something doesnt go our way the media echo's it over and over.
One more thing before I step off this soapbox. The media preys on lazy Americans. They tilt the stories based on their own agenda with the theory that most Americans will never research the truth. The sad part is that they are usually correct.
What does that tell you?
Posted by: cwilli at August 10, 2004 09:02 AM"What does that tell you?"
(**mrs. muddy waves her hand in the air**) Oooh, ooohh....pick me, pick me, I know!
The media is slanted and liberal biased. Do I get a prize now? :-D