morale boosting radio

I was listening to the liberal news media last night (Air America Radio) and the announcer was commenting on the military communications network. I guess that many soldiers are able to get radio or even web access in Iraq. The military communications office/network/whatever controls what the soldiers have access to.

Apparently the powers that be have banned certain news media, talk radio and opinion.

Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly: Not prohibited

Air America radio and Al Franken: Prohibited

Now, I understand the concept of wanting the soldiers to be ignorant of all the negative opinions about the Iraq war while they are stationed in Iraq. When you join up in the service, you fight for your country and leave your politics out of it, right? Hey, I am from a military family, I always thought about joining the Navy, but won’t do it with George W. as our dictator/commander-in-chief.

I am saying that I understand why the powers that be don’t want soldiers to hear negative reports, but something bothers me about it and I am grappling with it. I don’t 100% agree with the spin radio version of the ban last night but I definitely have a problem with it.

Why can we send our men and women (boys and girls) to fight a drummed up war which now has such minimal support and not let them make up their own minds about politics or what is currently going on at home?

Is it because the liberal news media trashes our esteemed commander-in-chief every opportunity they can? Do soldiers need to have sunshine blown up their ass every second for morale purposes?

They can listen to opinion and news media so long as it is the type that is conservative, pro-Bush, pro-war, pro-annihilation of the Iraq/Iran/insert Middle East country here.

I have no idea if they have access to porn. I haven’t done the research. Let’s just say that I certainly hope they do.