From: George Sherwood 

On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:46:41 -0600, John Cuccia wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:35:40 -0500, George Sherwood
>  wrote:
>
>>    Iraqi Security Forces and their Coalition partners launched the
>>    largest air assault operation since Operation Iraqi Freedom
>
> Why did they make sure we knew that it was the "largest air assault"
> since the start of the war?   Because they knew that the US media would
> be tittilated by that fact and would blast the story into ever nook and
> cranny of America.  Because they need us us to think that this raid is
> somehow more significant and productive than the countless other raids
> (many in the same areas) that have been conducted in our three years in
> Iraq.

So how do we get from the fact that you don't like that they used a
truthful description of the event because you believe it will be picked up
by the media to "More lies"? It is significant in the number of
Iraqi troops that were used and I don't see a problem telling the public
about this.

These aren't too bad for successes either:

"In Operation Swarmer, described as the biggest helicopter-borne
operation in three years when it began on Thursday, the joint U.S.-Iraqi
force captured six people, not further identified, allegedly responsible
for the killing last month of al-Arabiya television journalist Atwar
Bahjat, her cameraman and a technician, the Iraqi government reported.

About 80 suspected insurgents overall had been detained as of Saturday, and
17 were released after questioning, said Lt. Col. Edward S. Loomis, a 101st
Airborne Division spokesman. He said the search teams turned up 15 weapons
caches, containing 352 mortar rounds, 84 rocket-propelled grenades and a
"significant amount" of material for making improvised roadside
bombs, among other items."

George

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