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Originally Posted by hoyacoug
I don't have a problem expanding on the information we receive in the US. We are sophisticated enough in our experiences with the media to sift through crap (overall) and get a more complete picture of things going on over there. I do have a problem with focusing on negative aspects of the American presence in Iraq when such a focus places us, Iraqis, Israel and others in a far more dangerous situation. In 30 years when this is over (hopefully), we can take time to be more open there. Not right now.
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Banning Al-Jazeera in particular, and any such media in general, would be absolutely counterproductive. We need to increase broad-based support and trust in our position. The war has undermined our image throughout the world and in that region in particular. Indeed, loss of reputation may be the greatest loss from this war. Moving to ban outlets for Arab thought (and Al-Jazeera is not even that radical in the arabic world) would be a huge step in the wrong direction.