tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966662.post1828723020566704291..comments2008-04-14T14:21:05.412-04:00RDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03396594581475397662noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966662.post-37299504123126185482008-04-14T14:21:00.000-04:002008-04-14T14:21:00.000-04:00The media blackout exists beyond the boundaries of the war. As <A HREF="http://www.thebernoullieffect.com/archives/2008/04/hillary_says_ou.htm" REL="nofollow">Jeff at The Bernoulli Effect notes</A>:<BR/><BR/><I><B>“<BR/>Hillary Says Our Military Needs “Rebuilding”...</B><BR/><BR/>...but the enlistment for one of our most-deployed infantry divisions <B>has met its yearly quota--in half the allotted time!</B> From the <A HREF="http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/029913.html" REL="nofollow">Mudville Gazette</A> (hat tip: <A HREF="http://instapundit.com/archives2/017593.php" REL="nofollow">Instapundit</A>):<BR/><BR/></I>“In case that wasn’t clear, I’ll explain: the 3ID - the Division that took Baghdad in 2003, did a second tour in Iraq in 2005, and then bore the brunt of the surge in 2007, exceeded it’s re-enlistment goal for FY2008 half way through the year.”<BR/><BR/>“But I was just kidding when I called it a ‘news story’ - no national news source in America would ever even consider running a story like that.”<I><BR/><BR/>Yep, so true. Can you imagine what it would be like if we didn’t have to run against the relentless hurricane-force wind of media bias?<BR/><B>”</B></I><BR/>Emphasis mine. So, can anyone seriously say that they heard Katie Couric herald the success of the enlistment efforts of the 3ID?The_Badhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280016918263013439noreply@blogger.com