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Kadath, that list is not exactly what I meant.
What I want to see in the headlines are stories about US troops rebuilding schools, hospitals, restoring water and electricity, helping people in small villages with first aid... You know, the things the US did during the Vietnam war to win the locals over to their cause.
I'm sure they're doing it, but I don't see it anywhere in the news. All I hear is whining about the bad things, and the occasional "oh, and in other news: the Iraqi politicians finally decided to choose a leader"... The news seems to be rather negative, when it can be extremely positive if they'd just show some of the good news for a change.
For example, recently someone started a thread containing a letter (supposedly) from a US soldier serving in Iraq. It contained lots of good news, about how the Iraqis were getting lots of help, how the water and electricity were up and running again, and how most Iraqis seem to like the Yanks. Some people immediately dismissed it as US propaganda. Now, are they correct, or are they simply seeing what they *want* to see, based on the negative media coverage?
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