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All we found was cans of nerve gas that was well past its expiration date.
Was suppose to be disposed of.
Then Assad did his thing and suddenly no one knows where the old cans of nerve as came from.
No, there was almost none.I was a lot longer back then and didn't watch the news as much. For those of you that remember that time more clearly, was the media mostly for or against the invasion? I'm pretty sure Fox news was for the war, what about CNN? Was there 50/50 balanced coverage or was the media more pushing one side or the other? What do you guys remember with regards to the main stream media's take on it? I'm talking between 9/11 and the invasion in 2003.
I think your example is way off. Saying your against BLM might get condemnation from the left of center but that’s it. Saying you were against war with Iraq got you heat from all sides.
I've fallen for several propaganda campaigns...this was one of them.
regrettably I fell for:
1) They violated so many UN Resolutions!!!
2) Saddam used chemical weapons on his own people!! (this is partially true, but there is a lot more nuance to this claim)
3) Saddam has invaded his neighbors before!!!
4) Saddam might get an WMD!!!
all ridiculous and stupid arguments.
Everyone wanted blood after 9/11. All news media outlets wanted blood.
Don't forget Iraq's "mobile WMD facilities" which was the reason they couldn't find them on sattellite pics. That one was the most shameful one for me and should have been seen for what it was by a lot of people.
18 labratory sites being put on wheels so you cant chase it with sattellites? Laughable.
Google "Office of Special Plans". This outlines how certain powerful factions falsified the intelligence for war.
There was some debate in Australia in the run up to war, however after war was declared there were very little critical analysis.
The embedding of Journalists and the control of information via briefings was also cleverly managed to maximise the good PR
"Saying you were against war with Iraq got you heat from all sides."
That is literally what I've been saying for like 5 posts in this thread lol. It was much worse than BLM backlash as support for the war during it's peak was universal.
Most democrats voted against it actually (126 against - 81 for, plus independent Bernie voted against it). I was on the impeach Bush wagon before the invasion was even approved.
The thing is at the time Fox News had more viewership than CNN and MSNBC combined. Mainstream media was strongly in favor of invasion but only because mainstream media was far right at the time.
But most independent media and Hollywood and so on were strongly against it. Even country music group The Dixie Chicks were vocally against the war. But Fox News had poisoned so much of the public that a majority of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was directly involved in 9/11! Total madness within the mainstream media.
"Saying you were against war with Iraq got you heat from all sides."
That is literally what I've been saying for like 5 posts in this thread lol. It was much worse than BLM backlash as support for the war during it's peak was universal.