Yon is upset at the conflicting desire to report the war accurately and inform people as a good reporter would do (including photos of the death of children) and the military’s need to control information with a distant Public Affairs office:
‘Most of the PA’s have been professional, but on balance the experience has ben extremely negative. This is the opposite of what I’ve experienced with combat units, wherein the experiences have been overwhelmingly positive.’
Related On This Site: From CSIS: ‘Turmoil In The Middle-East’…Lawrence Wright At The New Yorker: ‘The Man Behind Bin Laden’…perhaps Bacevich is turning inward upon religious belief, and doesn’t have a larger analysis to put the war within, despite his insight: From Commonweal: Andrew Bacevich “The War We Can’t Win: Afghanistan And The Limits Of American Power”…From Michael Yon: ‘Rule Of Law’
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