The invasion was a media event. The Pentagon's "Combat Camera" crew
manufactured the Jessica Lynch rescue, while real journalists were carefully
"embedded" with American and British troops, and told to clear out of areas
where they might have an opportunity to report on the human cost of the
invasion. Our major American media only wanted some video of troops on the
move -- "soft" images were just fine, and even preferable to coverage that
would have been more realistic, but also more controversial. The media
became a parody of itself. This abdication of media responsibility is
reminiscent of the Tonkin Gulf days of 1964, and may yet turn Iraq into a
quagmire of equal proportions. As was the case in Vietnam, perhaps some
better coverage will emerge a few years from now, too little and too late.
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