abhisarda's Journal: good and bad

Was reading the post and came across a few stories about how critical the iraqi were of the loss of infrastructure because of the war and later, the looting.

Quite a few comments I've seen on slashdot express their criticism at Fox News, saying it nothing but a slavish cheerleader of the Pentagon. But where do we draw the line? When things were going bad in the war, the US lost 10 soldiers, the sandstorm brought the attack to a crawl.. we were starved for good news. Would you criticize Fox News coverage then for being optimistic and others for their doomsday theories?

I have wholeheartedly supported the war on Iraq. I also support Bush on all but 2 areas. He is quite wrong about the economy and he is not at all bothered about the environment-US or worldwide. In this area too, the question pops up-

Should I agree with Bush all the way or should I disagree with him when I feel he is wrong?

There is simply no way I would have sided with the anti-war fanatics who had a stronger voice on the web and the slashdot comments. I have the satisfaction of being on the side who got their wishes fulfilled-Saddam gone. But now the question that pops up is what is the US doing to bring out the oil and help pay for the reconstruction? People in Iraq are getting frustrated. IMO as soon as the war was over, the US should have sent in some 70-90,000 additional troops to prevent this widescale looting. Rumsfeld was right about the less number of troops sent into combat but I'm not sure if the troops there now are enough to keep law and order.

Hopefully, the US will begin the reconstruction in earnest and avoid antagonizing more the iraqi population.

If you have some thoughts on this subject, share them.