DH: Obama Gets Media Pass On War

But this is really about the media and whether anything they report can be trusted. Little has changed since the media were reporting the strain fighting two wars had put on our military. While Iraq is much more stable, there are still about 120,000 troops in Iraq. At the peak, the U.S. had about 155,000 troops there. That is when the media reported almost daily that the military was at the breaking point. Yet when the request for 40,000 more troops in Afghanistan was submitted, there were no reports questioning whether the military could meet the obligation. That is odd. The request would mean the United States would have more troops committed in wars overseas than at any time when fighting raged in Iraq, yet there was no alarm raised by the media whether the troops were available. So what’s changed? Well, the guy in the White House. And that should cause alarm for every American/ Dan Hammes , St. Maries Gazette-Record. More here .

Question: Are the media watching President Obama’s moves in Iraq and Afghanistan as closely as they did President Bush’s?