Obama/Gates Shift Blame to Military Families for Access

[WouldaShoulda]

Pentagon lifts media ban on photos of war dead
The new policy lets the families of fallen troops decide on press coverage, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says.
By Julian E. Barnes
February 27, 2009
Reporting from Washington -- The Pentagon has decided to rescind a long-standing prohibition against press coverage of returning war dead, allowing families to say whether news organizations may photograph the arrivals, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Thursday.

The remains of all U.S. service members killed overseas are flown to Delaware's Dover Air Force Base. But photographic images have been prohibited since 1991. The administration of President George W. Bush rigorously enforced the ban, preventing pictures of troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan from appearing in news coverage.

Photos of military coffins permittedThe new policy will leave it up to the families of slain service members to decide whether to allow the media to photograph the arrival of the remains in Dover.

"My conclusion was, we should not presume to make the decision for the families. We should actually let them make it," Gates said.

Pentagon lifts media ban on photos of war dead - Los Angeles Times

For all practicle purposes, the ban will remain.

Only the ignorant Jackass cowards we have elected can tell their friends in the media it is our stricken military families fault for not allowing access.

I don't get terribly burned up over typical politics, I prefer to go sailing.

But this really shows me something.

[Gustav5000]

Maybe you should stick to sailing.

[WouldaShoulda]

I predict much more sailing in my future for the next several years!!

[southernwind]

one more note to this the media has to have the family's permission first and that I am ok with, as long as the media isnt allowed to think for themselves

[WouldaShoulda]

Originally Posted by southernwind

one more note to this the media has to have the family's permission first and that I am ok with, as long as the media isnt allowed to think for themselves

The point is, with a ban in place the families don't have to get hassled by the ignorant media ghouls.

Not that they will be anyway.

No one is interested in Obama's war dead. Only Bush's.

Must... go... sailing...

[southernwind]

i agree totally I think it is disrespectful. there is no greater honer than dieing to keep others free. obama is going to destroy this country as fast as he can. I was watching the news this morning and obamas popularity is dropping faster than Bushes ever did.

obama isn't thinking about the monkey tossin the bad brown stuff as being his stuff but it is. He is the idiot in charge, its his mess now. Bush didn't win but he is convinced that he can still blame the republican in charge. you know the coward democrat way.

[southernwind]

by blaming i mean if he can get the images on TV then the people will still blame Bush instead of him.

[WouldaShoulda]

Originally Posted by southernwind

by blaming i mean if he can get the images on TV then the people will still blame Bush instead of him.

I blame Bush for;

1. Spending too much.

2. No WMD. (I got over it)

But on this issue, he was a stand-up guy.

The Obama is doing just what he said he was going to do. I won't act surprised, like those that authorized the Iraq invasion then acted surprised when Bush did it!!

[SailKing1]

There is a good movie on HBO called "Taking Chance" about the procedures of taking a fallen soldier from Iraq back to his family. Fairly good movie.

[southernwind]

Bush did spend like a rabid democrat but obama makes me sick. The line by line speech he made about earmarks was a total lie and i could keep going and going.

The new Bill had 900 earmarks in it they are giving a farmer in iowa a million to figure out that pig crap stinks. Thats the obama everyone didn't want to see in the campaign.

I am frankly embarrassed to have this monkey for a president even worse than when Clinton was president.

saw on Fox that Blair is over here courtin obama to work on a "world new deal". I guess he don't know it was a failure that we are STILL paying for, and all of the 'Jobs" that were created wasn't jobs, it was just work. and when the work was over there was not a golden house on a hill, just more unemployment the same as before the "new deal".

The private sector can and will take care of it's self. New programs will and always do fill in the gaps left by a bad situation. How many refinance programs have poped up since the bubble popped? I am tired of hearing the adds. if you can get a loan that you can pay back then you can get a loan. the problem is the people have been convinced by the media and others that they are ENTITLED to a house.

it wasn't the bad loan people to blame, unless the gangs roaming around forcing people to buy houses at gunpoint are not caught. nobody HAD to sign the contract to buy, and be responsible for the loan. It was a choice, if the wal mart cashier cant make the 1200.00 payment on the dream house. I DONT CARE cause when she finally gets her sorry ass out there will be flippers and others waiting to buy. the painters get new work, roofers, ect. ect. The markets take care of them self's. the left cant stand it cause its not fair like some crap off a kindergarten playground. The markets only fair to those that play by the rules. the rest that got caught were the ones that orders the "get rich flipping with no money CD set" at 3AM and again I DONT CARE. I like people that take chances but like the gambler in vegas i don't care if you loose. if you bought a house at the top of the bubble then your a fool. what the hell did you think would happen? Its only gonna go up from here.....

Man your mean and dont care about others......I know but I play by the rules and nobody offers me a bailout....that's what I get for being responsible enough to pay my bills and not outspend my paycheck I guess.

I know if your still reading this what the heck does it have to do with the paper of topic. Everything if they fail then someone else will fill in behind them. Its like the army when one falls another picks up and continues on. its the way capitalism works.

the WMD thing i am upset about as well but sadam was no better than hitler.