Working with the Media

Today I had the pleasure of working with the fine people from CNN. I have NO idea on how they will spin the story, but I could tell they were trying to find strife and controversy. All I can say is they got none. It wasn't planned and or conspired, but it was so, well, perfect. I overheard the questions they asked the local nationals, the ISF, and myself/ soldiers. All of us were unified in our declaration, that while Iraq is not "fixed", it is well on its way to being self-sustaining. They asked if there were divides between the security and if the Arab/Kurd mix of ISF acted differently towards different people, and everyone from the Turkish born to the Iraqi Born, Kurd and Arab alike, said no. They said they are glad the Iraqi Security Forces are there and when asked if they preferred CF or Iraqi and who does a better job, the answer was a simple, "They work together, they are both good!"

I doubt they will show my interview, because they only did one take of it. I also suspect, that my answers were not to their liking. HAHA. If you know me, you know I can tell it like it is, but if what it is, is good...well, like I said, I tell it like it is. I know the media likes good stories, but strife, tension, and death sell. I gave them none of that, because what we have here is the opposite. Sure, there is death, that is war. But when it comes down to it, what we have right now is PROGRESS. Will CNN like that and share all the good things we're doing over here? Well, when/if I get my hands on the video clips, I will share them with you.

I mean I don't know if the media was trying to pluck the heart strings of what they thought would be embedded strife, but all they got was the beautiful and harmonious twang of cooperation and mutual respect.

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