War coverage

The media is shameless in war coverage. When Bush was president, the media jumped at every chance to compare Iraq to Vietnam. The word "quagmire" was used more frequently than "the".

Now, a few people are comparing Afghanistan to Vietnam, and what do we get? The LA Times, in all its liberal glory:

Obama is expanding the war in Afghanistan, but that doesn't mean it will become another Vietnam War.

There is a perennial danger in imagining that one war will replicate the history of another. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney sent troops to Iraq and foresaw that they would be greeted as liberators, in a happy reenactment of American soldiers entering Paris beneath fluttering rose petals; six years and more than 4,300 American fatalities later, their promises have been bitterly repudiated and America still struggles to extricate itself from that reckless act of adventurism.

No. 1: The media is rushing to say that Obama is not leading us into another Vietnam -- surprise, surprise. Way to support your man!

No. 2: US troops were greeted as liberators in Iraq. Big Media (liberals) were busy discussing civilian deaths, and had very little time to show countless, country-wide celebrations. There were parties in the streets, weddings on street corners, and people crying with joy. I guess the LA Times forgot about that. The same thing happened in Afghanistan, where they even played music.