Show War Media Continued from A I 1 progress Though things are improving Weber said the conditions in Iraq are far farI I from ideal I definitely didn't feel safe I dont don't think anybody does An extremely conservative essay blaming the media for showing only bad news was relayed to thousands of Americans through a viral e The edgy essay was first attributed to Jay Leno but World Net Daily columnist Craig R. R Smith later claimed the essay as his own In the essay Smith sarcastically explained the reason for the growing number of unhappy Americans The essay states that Americans buy into all the negative media because they assume it must be true Smith rais raises s the point that American soldiers all chose to be in Iraq and if they wanted out they could through some effort go home Weber said it would be hard to get out of the military and it would destroy a soldiers soldier's reputation and career It If would be looked down upon Weber said Most everyone complained but if they were given the chance to go home probably 75 percent would stay Weber said A lot of soldiers complain about the president Weber said the troops who were against the War were just more vocal about it Weber said he feels that the president is doing the best he can and that any decisions that were made by George Bush were a collaborative effort by Bushs Bush's staff America has the wrong idea about Muslims Weber said They are the most devout and up-right up people While in Iraq Weber was approached by an old woman holding a baby She explained that the infant needed medical attention immediately So the medics took her baby but did not allow for the grandmother to enter the hospital until she had security clearance Weber said he was amazed that the Iraqi woman had trusted the US troops so much that she allowed them to take her child without a second thought Weber said that this experience was a good indicator of the general trust that the Iraqis Iraqi's feel toward Americans As for the media the statement in Smiths Smith's essay If it bleeds it leads explains the negative attitude Americans harbor for the War and for the i president 1 According to Weber The unhappy people are are i always the ones that whiner the loudest I t 4 Media spin soured war support I Clint Stoker Contributing Writer American armed forces have lost service members in Iraq War-related War deaths as of September So are US VS troops making progress in Iraq or is America just wasting time and money JC Weber an student said the conditions in Iraq are arc improving but that the American public will never see the good things on the news because the media is putting a aspin aspin aspin spin on the war Weber served as a medic in Iraq where he provided medical attention to both Americans and Iraqi citizens Besides caring earing for the injured Weber and other US soldiers distributed stuffed animals clothing food and much needed medical supplies to Iraqi citizens The Iraqi hospitals arc are in such bad condition that US medics I including Weber helped to train i nurses and work in the hospitals I The treatment provided by American medics was always t free That's more than American citizens are offered Its all the little things that happen that dont don't make the news Weber said We are arc making War Media Continued on AS |