10/27/2003

Iraq's Tet Offensive took place over the weekend; a Ramadan offensive. In Viet Nam there was a huge Viet Cong attack over the Tet holiday there. In military terms it was a failure. In terms of U.S. media it was a triumph for the VC of VE Day proportions and the way it was presented here turned the entire country against the war in Viet Nam. This weekend's attack needs to be looked at in context of an attempt to cause the same U.S. revulsion that Tet did. We will see how our media "sell" our sell out of the Iraqis this time. Newsweek is already on the bandwagon.

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