Along the lines of what you are saying about the media . . .
I think the people in the government learned the lesson. If you think about it, the media accepted an unprecedented amount of censorship during Desert Storm. It was rather frightening.
Smart bombs only accounted for less than 7 percent of the munitions expended. But its all we saw on TV.
I know people that listened to the BBC just to get "real" information lol.
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Originally posted by Sistermadly
I think the decision was made long ago, and news will be coming out about it in no time at all.
I think protests help people feel a sense of accomplishment, of feeling like they've let their voices be heard, and that they've done their part to express their opposition. Some folks said that it made a difference in Vietnam (but I also think that the fact that Vietnam was the first "televised" war had something to do with that). As to whether it'll make a difference here, only time will tell, especially if the protests continue and get larger as the war progresses.
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