Two days ago, the US military announced that in the previous week it had killed over 70 senior Taliban leaders in strikes in Afghanistan. The strikes took out nearly the entire top leadership of the Taliban in the southern part of the country, particularly in the area where the terrorists get most of their revenues (from opium production.) In one week, the US military took out more of the Taliban leadership than at any time during the prior decade. In fact, the number of Taliban leaders eliminated was more than the total number of such high ranking terrorists taken out during the entire Obama administration. In short, this was a remarkable victory for America's armed forces.
That leaves a simple question: where's the coverage? Prior to reading this post, had you heard about this major success of our forces? Did you know that the Taliban's ability to raise funds from opium production had taken a major beating? I don't know of any major media outlet, other than Fox News, that has covered this story with more than a word or two.
What possible excuse could the mainstream media have for ignoring this important success? Sure, the success makes President Trump and his new rules of engagement in Afghanistan look good, but the media can't admit that they stopped a story because it might help the President. They need to have another reason why they focused non-stop on a picture tweeted by Ivanka Trump rather than on the success of our brave fighting men and women. We all heard how Kim Kardashian came to the White House, but the demise of many of the leaders of our adversaries in America's longest war gets ignored.
It's time for the mainstream media to stop with its obsession with trying to bring down President Trump. They're supposed to report the news, not cover it up if it doesn't help their preferred narrative.
That leaves a simple question: where's the coverage? Prior to reading this post, had you heard about this major success of our forces? Did you know that the Taliban's ability to raise funds from opium production had taken a major beating? I don't know of any major media outlet, other than Fox News, that has covered this story with more than a word or two.
What possible excuse could the mainstream media have for ignoring this important success? Sure, the success makes President Trump and his new rules of engagement in Afghanistan look good, but the media can't admit that they stopped a story because it might help the President. They need to have another reason why they focused non-stop on a picture tweeted by Ivanka Trump rather than on the success of our brave fighting men and women. We all heard how Kim Kardashian came to the White House, but the demise of many of the leaders of our adversaries in America's longest war gets ignored.
It's time for the mainstream media to stop with its obsession with trying to bring down President Trump. They're supposed to report the news, not cover it up if it doesn't help their preferred narrative.
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