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Originally Posted by August
I read this the other day:
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Originally Posted by author Ralph Peters
Lesson 2: The global media can overturn the verdict of the battlefield.
Too many politicians and generals still don't get it. This new truth about war slapped us in the face during the First Battle of Fallujah. Now, facing a hostile global media, the Israelis are learning it.
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Too true. I believe Walter Conkrite said "we have lost the war" when reporting on the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam war. This lead to an intensified anti-war movement. The truth, which came out during an interview with the Viet general leading that offensive, is that they felt it was over for them and the Viet government was considering call for peace talks.