http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/12/world/middleeast/12iraq.html?_r=1&oref=slogin This article was placed in the new york times to show the situation in Bagdad and how soldiers feel about the war. It is said that "Each United States soldier in Ramadi, in western Iraq, must fill one sandbag before dinner, to be used as part of their defense against attacks." This to me sounds ironic, which i guess is the papers goal to show just how pointless and time consuming the war really is. Bush is pictured on the side as he makes a speech. "Mr. Bush is faced with low levels of public support for his new military push and a Democratic leadership in Congress that has said it will fight him over it, he also confronts the uncomfortable prospect of foot-dragging in Baghdad over the troop increases and the benchmarks he has set for the Iraqis." Why do you think they added this into this article??????
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there was serval things that i noticed about this article that i feel i should discuss. Their use of language it almost seems that we are coming off to hard to the Iraqis and they make it seem as if the primisister is ducking and dogding the American infulence. they remarked about how Bush is trying to do his daddy's work. the picture they used makes me feel as if they are trying to show how the American soliders are trying to build up the fallen world around them. very interestign media menipulation.
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