Why does not media in the US show or talk about the casualties from Iraq?
479935
They do all the time. There was 4 more killed today. ok
1028913
having been in Iraq, I am totally shocked at how different the reality of the war is from how it is covered. We captured Saddam, killed his sons and Zarqawi and created a democracy in the Middle East, one that has higher levels of participation that in our own country. Yet all I hear are about mis-steps and allegations.\n\nI don't get too down about it though, think of it this way. Do you ever read about good cops? Nope, only the bad ones make the news. We live in an age when a doctor can replace your heart with  a donor heart or a Jarvik heart- which is like something out of science-fiction-  yet you never read about stuff like that.\n\nIt's not that the media is liberal or anti-war, so much as it is negative.
756720
Because the media needs something that sells.  With all these competing news channels, they need to keep your attention, and they do that by showing the tragedy of war.  When I was there it was "the worst time ever so far."  Now is "the worst time ever so far."  And tomorrow will be "the worst time ever so far."  4,400 (I think that's the right number- or at least it's very close) American soldiers lost their lives when they stormed the beach at Normandy- and that was in one day!!!  We haven't reached that number yet and it's been three years.  I'm not trying to reduce the deaths of today's soldiers to mere numbers; I could have been one of those numbers.  I'm just trying to help you and whoever else reads this to think for yourself, and question what you hear.
597452
Well Vietnam was stopped by adequate media coverage of it's failures. Perhaps it needs to be made more clear in the public eye that the events taking place, caused by our countries, is not serving to suit the needs of all people involved. I do not believe that the majority of people that do not live in the countries that this war is taking place are fully aware of the severity of the situation. They need to be made aware. Once they understand the extent of damage that is being caused, which is totally unjustified, they will be motivated into seeing that something is done about it.\nAnd if the Americans are fighting for freedom, what do you think the Iraqis, sorry, 'insurgents' are fighting for? The right to be opressed? I don't think so. They are fighting for control of their own country which does not belong to America.\nAnd if it's true that the reason America came in to Iraq was to free the people from Saddam, why are they not free now? Why was Saddam allowed to torture his people for 25 years, actively being supported by the American government a decade or two ago.\nAnd if America is so tough on dictators why did they put Pinochet in place?\nCan anyone answer that?\nI prey the more soldiers see the light and the web of lies they are trapped in.
1043726
First, it is true that most information comes from the media.  That's why you probably can't remember the last time you heard an actual troop speak out about the War, unless they were against it.  Simply put, a troop speaking out for the War doesn't sell!  And this media filter we see is only getting worse as our younger generation increasingly fails to do the smallest modicum of research on their own and rely more and more on the media to make the decisions for them.\n\nAs for what will happen if a single person or entity controls the media I would suggest reading 1984.  I think that book more than anything else sums up the problems that we face today when the populace fails to do the most simple amount of personal research.  And I'm NOT arguing that Bush is controlling the media which is retarded since the media is bent on selling their wares and nothing sells better than controversy in the White House which is why they keep going after the President.  Instead, I'm arguing that it's a small group of elitists at the top: the Ted Turners and Ruper Murdochs, etc.
446806
It is because of the famous gullibility of the American people in general. The media wants them to believe that we should all be shedding a tear for the poor innocent Iraqi's who never wanted us there to begin with (which is obviously incorrect). There is a movie called Voices if Iraq, you should watch it, they passed out 150 cameras across Iraq for the people to record what they wanted to say and pass it on. A couple years later they collected the cameras and made a movie of it. Time after time people were thanking Bush and America and the troops for saving them from Saddam. There was one Iraqi man that was mocking the crybabies that had claimed American soldiers "tortured" them... as he was talking about the American "abuse" from the female soldier, it shows Iraqi's in Saddams prison getting their tongues cut out in the background. Kind of puts it into perspective. Those people are glad America came and changed things.
1186493
Yes, this link will take you to a site that breaks it down by killed in action and wounded in action, and is regularly updated:\n\nhttp://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/
908010
That is exactly what most Americans want to find out.  Most of us also want to find out exactly WHY we went there in the first place.  The reason was changed a number of times.  This Administration has never put forth a legitimate answer.  We deserve one.  The families of the dead and wounded deserve one.
707183
The media is the media. They just try and make news. Not report news but make news. We watch the news here in Afghanistan as we did in Iraq and just wonder. Wow is this what really gets told the folks back home. ie: a soldier was convicted of rape and murder in Iraq. It made the news for weeks straight. I'm not condoning his activies and am applauding his conviction but....what the news doesn't say is that the women of Iraq are safer from soldiers that Freshman girls are on any college campus in the states.... but thats not news... the media involvement in the military is bad in the point that . Politician was to "spin" the war into their favor so they can get elected or reelected. The media is the reason politicians are so involved in the war. Desert Storm is a perfect example. Gen Scwarzkopf kicked Saddam and the Army's of Iraq's butt. Then theh politicians got involved and stopped the war before it was over.   The US military is a weapon. Probably the most powerful in the world.  If you, a Democratic politician, a Republican politian and a soldier were in a house with one power weapon and a murderer. Who would you want to give the weapon to? The media makes sure the military stays PC by helping the politicians run the war.
1114432
You do hear about it.  The reported death tolls are almost always higher for Iraqis than for U.S. or coalition personnel.  (But it's not "their own roadside bombs."  The people who set the bombs are not usually killed by them.  It's Iraqi civilians or police who are usually killed.)
1077179
I say that CNN, NBC, CBS and all other TV news people should be pulled out. This is a military issue not a public issue, we are at war. By showing these reports they are only causing harm to our people fighting this war and when they report on issues without first getting all the details they may condemn  innocent military personnel. The US courts like to make an example out of people in these high profile cases for all the world to see. I can not find it in me to say for sure that if I were in their situation I would not shoot first and ask questions later.
559744
You are right and wrong with this question.  \n\nI believe that MOST Americans care, they just have place their personal life ahead of the news.  They are bombarded on a daily basis about people getting killed in Iraq and Afganistan, and they have learned to tune it out.  \n\nSad, but true.
378474
Great question, wrong supposition.  They failed to report the war accurately due to political correctness and because they (the press) are whores to the appeasement crowd.\n\nYou must understand the overwhelming vast majority of American journalists are liberals.  A poll taken shows that over 90% of them voted for Al Gore in 2000.  Conservatives (BTW, President Bush is NOT a conservative, he is a moderate) and the military are anathema to liberals.  The war has been reported very inaccurately.  It is not as bad as they would have you believe.  2,500+ dead soldiers is a terrible thing; however, we lost that many on DDay.  \n\nWe won the war, but are losing the peace.
218061
Our media saturates us with constant negative images and news from Iraq.  When they finally stop deluging us, the public will stop caring about it.  However, many also have loved ones over there (150,000 soldiers means 150,000 families and countless relatives worried about them).  \n\nOur media does not really cover the bird flue, or Africa, or EU because they don't think Americans are interested in those topics.  Our media only cares about what they can cover in 30 seconds or less that will get them amazing ratings.  Now if the bird flu takes off and millions start dying, then that will get the media's attention.  \n\nHope this helps!  I know you aren't trying to insult anyone.  The US public only knows about what the media tells it.  It is so sad.
1055478
I am troubled by this as well.  I just turned on the talk-radio station and they said it on the news on there (that chemical weapons were found).  But I didn't see it on tv news.  I am confused about what was really found and why it isn't being reported.  \n\nIt makes me angry that only bad news is reported, not the good news that shows how hard our troops are working over there.
267161
Some of us Americans morn the Iraqi deaths as well as the American. War is bad for living things, we should have never been there in the first place. Our invasion was completely wrong and should have never happened, our leadership made a bad decision and continues to make bad decisions and there is little we can do until the next election.
702322
Because they don't want the American people to know exactly how much money the US is spending on the war and what they are spending it on.  I saw a "60 Minutes" story about how the US has "misplaced" $800 million in Iraq....