08.28.09
Afghanistan Gap
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Commondreams August 26, 2009
The Afghanistan Gap: Press vs. Public
by Norman Solomon
This month, a lot of media stories have compared President Johnson’s war in Vietnam and President Obama’s war in Afghanistan. The comparisons are often valid, but a key parallel rarely gets mentioned — the media’s insistent support for the war even after most of the public has turned against it.