October 26, 2005
How They're Spinning It
Here are the headlines from different news agencies regarding the "milestone" number of 2,000 dead American soldiers in Iraq:
AP: Accident Brings U.S. Toll in Iraq to 2,001
NY Times: 2,000 Dead: As Iraq Tours Stretch On, a Grim Mark
CBS: Iraqis Mixed On Grim Milestone
USA Today: U.S. milestone brings some Iraqi sympathy
NY Post: 2,000 HEROES--BUSH CHOKES UP WHILE
PRAISING 2,000 FALLEN
NY Daily News: 2,000 heroes
Washington Post: Military Has Lost 2,000 In Iraq
San Francisco Chronicle: SOMBER MILESTONE
Conflict in Iraq: After 2 1/2 years of war and the insurgency, the toll of U.S. service members killed reaches 2,000
Unlike Vietnam, Iraq war inflicts heavy casualties on older, experienced troops
Chicago Tribune: U.S. Military Death Toll in Iraq at 2,001
It's all in the spin, boys and girls. The only two headlines that honored the soldiers' service in any way are the two "tabloids," the NY Post and the NY Daily News. All of the other more "elite" newspapers and agencies used words "grim," "toll," "somber" and "milestone."
As Gary over at Ex-Donkey says, this is not a "milestone," and refers to our "peace movement" when he says:
These people are disgusting. Trapped in some kind of Vietnam-era time warp, these people live every day hoping and praying for failure and death so they can make political hay.
There's your "peace" movement.
God bless the troops, fighting for the freedoms of their fellow Americans - even these selfish, ungrateful pricks. "Peace, Love, Dope"...you douchebags.
Amen.
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great, now I'm going to get a reputation as a "potty-mouth". ;-)
Posted by: Gary at October 26, 2005 04:06 PMI guess none of these "libs" have thought about our losing more than 2,000 on our "first day" of WWII, Dec. 7, 1941.
And they don't even think about how many have died because they gave the terrorists aid and comfort.
Posted by: joe-6-pack at October 27, 2005 02:30 AMWe lost 10,000 marines at Iwo Jima - one battle - during WWII. Even one death is a tragedy, but to put some kind of "milestone" qualification on a count is downright creepy.
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