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Originally posted by airbornenurse:
The media IMO has always been a foe in any military campaign/operation. The media would sooner get a picture of soldiers being ambushed, while haveing prior knowledge than give any warning of the impending doom.
I would agree with the media being an impedances and sometimes foe when it comes to military campaigns.

I have a buddy who was a Marine in Desert Storm. He was on the USS Iwo Jima waiting to invade an island off the coast of Kuwait. While they were waiting to get in position, a news story came over CNN and reported that the Marines had already taken the island. They scrapped the mission because CNN had already let the cat out of the bag. Unbelieveable!