tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post116024475027387279..comments2024-02-28T14:41:47.313-07:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: Giving Aid and Comfortambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1160316512211889592006-10-08T08:08:00.000-06:002006-10-08T08:08:00.000-06:00Syl:Very true.Syl:<BR/><BR/>Very true.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1160308775649133342006-10-08T05:59:00.000-06:002006-10-08T05:59:00.000-06:00Well, yes, I'm sure attitudes would be different. ...Well, yes, I'm sure attitudes would be different. no doubt. And it infuriates me that our media undercut the effort at every opportunity. They exaggerated, accused, and condemned at every opportunity with such one-sided glee that it turned the American people away from comprehension of the underlying effort. The criticism and negativity itself is fine--it's a necessary aspect of our democracy--but the gotcha angle and piling on are juvenile at best.<BR/><BR/>The Iraqi people are not used to free speech, opposing opinions fought in words, and it takes exceptional intellect to separate the wheat from the chaff, the chatter from the reality.<BR/><BR/>But they do understand America is divided and are smart enough to wonder and worry about America's continued support. Especially now.<BR/><BR/>it's too bad our and the world's media had them worrying about our motives and our commitment all along.<BR/><BR/>Someday, hopefully, the Iraqi people will be able to understand the noisiness and push/pull of a democracy when speech is free. Right now they have other more pressing things to worry about.Sylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03069871911665125873noreply@blogger.com