It revolves around how the media uniformly avoided using the phrase "civil war" prior to the invasion, as well as during its early stages. Meaning, news consumers today who are shocked that the country we were supposed to liberate has fallen into complete disrepair -- a killing field of sorts -- are shocked only because the press back in 2002 and 2003, when the invasion was supposedly being debated in the media, completely boycotted in-depth examinations about the possibility, let alone the likelihood, of civil war consuming parts of Iraq.
Looking back, it's breathtaking to see how the press consistently boycotted the obvious news angle.
Read the full Media Matters column here.
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