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Media Representation of USA Invasion of Iraq

Explore how the media framed the USA's decision to invade Iraq, instilling fear in the public and influencing opinions pre and post the invasion based on evidence from various sources.

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Media Representation of USA Invasion of Iraq

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  1. How did the media represent the decision of the USA to invade Iraq? Joshua Katzen Zach Rofe Connor Sweeney

  2. Background Information • After 9/11 the American public didn’t feel safe • UN inspectors searched Iraq for WMDs • Oct 2001: Bush tries to build a coalition in Middle East • Nov 2001: Foreign policy leaders state that Al-Qaeda is the threat, not Iraq • August 2002: Announces that Pentagon plans a “campaign based on hope” • US warned that invading Iraq could destabilize the Middle East and destroy the war on terror • Cheney announces that Saddam had WMDs and that he must be countered

  3. USA media before the war • The media pressured the news to focus on Iraq’s bad behavior • Instilled fear in the public causing them to support an invasion • Media had a set of truth and did their best to keep people within their wall of truths • Senator Kennedy (MA) made a speech questioning the war and it was ignored • Referred to U.S. forces in Iraq as “coalition forces”

  4. Media from other countries • Arab media broadcasted scenes of civilian casualties, calling them “martyrs” • Focused on the negatives that a U.S. invasion would cause • Referred to U.S. forces in Iraq as “invading forces”

  5. Evidence from the novel • Steve's opinions (28)  • The Boss' speeches (52-55)  • French Vanilla Anthrax (166-168)

  6. Tie everything together (pre-decision) • Pro-invasion opinion in United States is popular before decision is made • Invasion is seen as an efficient way to ensure USA safety • Americans end up in an unreal reality as consequences are realized

  7. American opinion post-decision

  8. Media post-decision • April 1, 2003 “some reporters are starting to doubt military sources” • Disturbed “Sacred Lie” Song lyrics: • Don't you know the war is far from over nowWhat a stumbling block we've fallen over nowAs our brothers die defending no oneThe war is far from over now • Body of War

  9. Evidence from the novel • Zingers (198-199)  • Eye explosion (252-259)

  10. Analysis of ends justify means • Ends do not justify the means according to the majority of Americans

  11. (Extra Media) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILLZqymJRZI

  12. Sources/Works Cited • "Big Mistake." The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, 31 Aug. 2010. Web. 20 Apr. 2012. <http://www.economist.com/node/16930683>. • Disturbed. “Sacred Lie”. Ten Thousand Fists. Reprise, 2005. CD. • "Events Leading up to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq." History Commons. (2007): n. page. Web. 18 Apr. 2012. <http://www.historycommons.org/timeline.jsp?timeline=complete_timeline_of_the_2003_invasion_of_iraq&general_topic_areas=maintreamDissent>. • "Iraq and the Media." FAIR. 19 Mar. 2007. Web. 20 Apr. 2012. <http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3062>. • Lobe, Jim. "Why did the U.S. Invade Iraq?." Common Dreams. (2008): n. page. Web. 18 Apr. 2012. <http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/03/19/7760>. • Marsden, Chris. "Hundreds of Thousands join in international protests against Iraq War." World Socialist Website. (2004): Web. 18 Apr. 2012. <http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/mar2004/summ-m22.shtml>. • Walter, Jess. The Zero. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins, 2007. Print.

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