Yes, it was a completely different type of war, there were front lines and actual progress or loss could be precieved, can that be said of this war, and I dont mean building schools I mean progess against the enemy?
Think about some of the key battles such as the Battle of the Bulge, what the brits did in holding the german airforce at bay. How about what the 101st being surronded and holding out. How about one of the best damn quotes ever "nuts."
It was a different war with an actual stated enemy, an evil that could be seen an pointed at. Who are we fighting in Iraq, insurgents, al queda, Iran, Syria, hell if I know. Do we actually have a stated goal in Iraq... and bring democracy is not a valid answer, we all know that will never work. How about the war on terrorism what is our stated goal there? Are we going to end terrorism, now there is a pipe dream if I ever heard one!
Thats the difference, stop blaming the media for all the wrong in the world my friend, they are not the root of all evil. Most of the media are talking heads for the govt and just regurgatate what they are told. Sure sometimes the put out a story about this or that screw up, what exactly is wrong with that? Its there job, they are supposed to keep the govt in check, if they did not you and I would be in a world of hurt, Think about that for a minute, what if the media were not allowed to speak of the govt in the negative, what kind of world would we be living in? How would you govt treat you?
Please don't get me wrong I believe there are people out there that hate me simply because I am an American. That is why I have a CCW permit, its why I put togther a bugout box and have taken other steps to protect my family. But in my opinion Iraq amounts to taking our eye off the ball and not going after the real threat, and that scares the crap out of me way more the kids in Iraq with no schools.