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[somedaybitch]

Lt General David Petraeus Speaks at Princeton.

General Petraeus has recently returned from Iraq, having served as the Commander, Multi-National Security Transition Command and NATO Training Mission. Before that, he was Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division during its year in Iraq.

also

Under NATO's auspices, the Iraqi military academy is open with entirely Iraqi instructors. It might have been opened much earlier with foreign instructors, but the Coalition felt that it was important to make it an Iraqi endeavor. General Patraeus noted later that he was very unhappy that this achievement got essentially no coverage in the media given its importance to success in Iraq.

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[arthurfrdent.livejournal.com]

great link, maynard ;) One thing that all humans know and yet choose to ignore... It is not what is said but what is unsaid that fills a situation... if news organizations fail to report that Iraqis are being trained in a miltary way, by their own people, if the ready status of their force, is never explained... What then? Why does everyone in a position of power wonder why no-one believes them? [Media and Govt both]

Is it because telling truth would weaken their stance? Or because Joe-bob Average American will only listen to soundbites IF he will listen at all, so to keep him onboard you have to give him "Man Bites Dog, film at 11" regardless of the real situation.

Arg. no answers here :shrug:

[somedaybitch.livejournal.com]

Is it because telling truth would weaken their stance?

ayup