By Paul Weiser
Looking over the grossly slanted coverage America's mainstream media (MSM) gives the war in Iraq and against Islamic terrorism in general, it is impossible for an honest viewer not to conclude that these people fear American success much more than Islamic terrorists. The question which must be answered is, why?
There are, it's true, commercial reasons. Peace in the Middle East - not to mention the world in general - would reduce circulation and viewership, thus advertising revenues, and thereby (ultimately) the publisher's take and editors' salaries. But stories of heroism and success also sell papers, nor have the MSM ever manifested a long view.
Or it could be politics: the MSM hate and revile the present administration and those of its policies which could result in ultimate American success (because they draw praise from actual Americans rather than the vilification liberal/socialist media types passionately desire for them). Yet libs, unlike conservatives, really do hate what - and because - they fear. What aspect of American success in Iraq makes them so afraid that they lie and cheat (more, even, than usual) to prevent it?
In brief, if America learns to turn a corrupt dictatorship like Saddam's Iraq into a peaceful representative democracy with honest government and effective, unbiased police we can do the same thing to Mexico, Chicago, or even Los Angeles. Liberal/Democrat (and RINO/Republican) corruption could actually be rooted out of the nation and the world one county or one third-world hell-hole at a time once the method is perfected.
This loss of the corruption cushion terrifies liberals long-, short- and medium-term. For lib/socialism embodies corruption of language, government, and philosophy, a totalitarianism of ends more absolute (and subject to ghastly, inconsistent whim) than Saddam's of means. When that goes, for the liberal elite, everything goes. So, good people, let's roll.
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