DWB

Just to put things into perspective as to how the media portrays situations, I've been in a conflict situation before and the media made the situation look like it was country wide, total chaos, and borderline war zone. In reality, it was fairly contained, and while some other cities had some smaller conflicts as well, 95% of the country was going on around it all as if nothing was happening. However, the media had ratings to get, so every piece on every channel was over sensationalized, mostly violent, and blown out of proportion.

I only say this because it is very possible there were many large groups of Libyans who supported their leader, and still do, but we can only see what they allow us to see. The media/war propaganda machine calls the shots.

Not saying anything shown was incorrect or Gadaffi was good, but I am saying the media chooses what to show, and unless any of us were there and seeing it with our own eyes, you have to take what we are shown with a grain of salt, as it's usually only a small portion of what is actually happening. There are always multiple sides to a story.

If you really want to bake your noodle, go to Vietnam and see how they view "The American War." It's a different story than what we all know, and the images they have, images we've never been shown, are beyond horrible. I actually broke down and cried in the war museum when I saw their side of the story.