American MSM Defeated Again

Last week Ted Kennedy compared the war in Iraq to the Vietnam conflict into which his brother involved the United States.

However, the Senator forgot to mention one slight difference this time around. American media is no longer dominated by the "big 3" networks, and their left-wing anchors, namely Walter Cronkite.

Even before the invasion was launched in March 2003, the MSM has been telling us how much of a disaster the war would become. Don't get me wrong, every one of the 1400 dead and 10,000 wounded Americans represents tragedy and sacrifice for his family and our nation, but certainly the doom and gloom predictions proclaimed by the MSM were grossly exaggerated.

Even in the run-up to the recent election in Iraq, our media elites were warning of a pending disaster and that widespread chaos and turmoil would disrupt the voting. The islamic murderers in Iraq warned that any person who attempted to vote would be killed. Once again, they were all wrong.

I believe that the islamic murderers believed that they could defeat America in the same manner in which the NVA was able to do 30 years ago. In both cases, the enemy lost the military end of the war, but won the public relations battle within the American media.

Unfortunately for them, the islamic murderers were not successful. They discounted the power of 24 hour cable news, and the same internet they used to disseminate propoganda was used against them to refute it.

Make no mistake, much progress has yet to be made in Iraq, and there will almost surely be more violence and destruction. Yet, with the first free election in the past 50 years now in the rear-view mirror, the biggest test has been met while the effort and sacrifice of Americans seems to have been vindicated. The US military will remain prominent in Iraq, but I believe that from this point forward, its role will diminish steadily over time.

Dramatic and wide-spread reform throughout the Middle East may now be a reality for people who have been ruled for generations, and in some cases centuries, by dictators, tyrants, oligarchs, and royalty.

Fortunately for those who seek liberty and desire self-rule, the success or failure of the difficult tests ahead lie not with the American media or the Democrat party, but with the individuals themselves.