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Originally Posted by Hatuey  The media didn't mess up this war for us. Fighting under false pretenses did. Entering a completely unnecessary war based on lies, excuse me, 'misinformation' ruined it for us. Not the media. The U.S. had a legitimate excuse for going into WWII. Can you say the same about Iraq? Did we find out the Japanese attacked us because we were covertly killing their children? Our decision to enter WWII was based on A) the fact that we were attacked and B) Hitler was an actual threat. What member of the current administration can say with a straight face they didn't know Saddam Hussein was about as much a threat as any other 5th rate dictator? None. The Iraq War was an avoidable mistake and this has only become more and more obvious after 5 years of it. We've been in the wrong from day one. Fighting under a 'what if' paper thin justification. |
I'm not saying the media messed up the war. I'm arguing that if the generation of WW2 had the same information, maybe enlightened like our heady 60's folk or generation of today would we of been able to accomplish the task in WW2 like we did?
Misinformation, o.k. but in my opinion better to caution on the side of error. It's a catch 22 in my opinion because we are going to be in that part of the world either now or later due to Iran making moves or Iraq eventually making moves just like Hitler in the 1930's. It's not a thin line. It's a reality which the Bush admin is tuned into and hopefully Obama or McCain will be as well. Proliferation is a real threat.
You could argue that Japanese attacked us because Commodore Perry forced direct trade with Japan modernizing the nation as well as her military, and when she wanted to expand, Britain and U.S. said no and then WW2 in the pacific. Bush's strategy now is better than Roosevelt's Bungling or lack of awareness in the 1930's in my opinion.