Sounds like a good read . . . will have to pick it up. Thanks for the tip!

This is one of the things I think Bush/Cheney/etc really blew it (and I'm a liberal). They have never bothered to tell us what we are doing there (and why). And the stories of these heroes is a significant part of that.

Why hasn't this been publisized by the administration?

These heroes are already forgotten and villified by the left. 50000 men lost their lives in vain in Vietnam because of liberal lies. The good citizens of this fair republic must ensure that the errors of the past are not repeated. Our just cause must be defended by thinking people.

The Oracle

David, do a thought experiment. Suppose the administration made a particular point of praising these soldiers, really making sure everyone knew. How would it be recieved?

I think it would be percieved as propaganda, self serving and perhaps untrue.

The DoD *does* publish this stuff. The media has full access to it. *We* get it on milblogs because people like Greyhawk take the time to link the stories.

The regular news *could* but it doesn't. I think that they feel that info distributed by the military is less reliable... propaganda. By definition borderline lies... at the very least completely one sided.

This will be the next book I get for my children. I can't wait to read it.

Subsunk

David: I'm not sure how anyone can say that the administration hasn't explained what we are there for or why. We are there helping the Iraqis transition to a democratic government because it's in both our interests and the interests of the Iraqi people.

Julie: As a Army PAO, I couldn't agree more. This stuff is available all the time, everywhere. No it's not covered by the MSM because unfortunately it's not why most people tune in. They definitely feel that information provided by us is at best one-sided.

But that's the advantage of the blogging community, right?

Take care,
Mike