The embebs were a reaction to negative responses from previous wars. In every war, people have accused the military and the government of plenty of nasty things including lying about what is going on in the field - sometimes with good reason.
I am not certain I think the embeds are a good idea. SO FAR, I think they are MORE positive than negative though. They serve a positive role for the military. The embeds report information from the field faster than their own commanders do. Schwarzkopf's autobiography details how slow information was in getting from the field back to him.
One whole division stopped for the night against the plan - which goes to show commanders in the fields sometimes have a completely different view of things than command does.
Of course, in this war, tanks are outfitted with GPS receivers but other information can be gleaned from the live embed reports also.
We'll see what public reaction is once a soldier dies right in front of the camera or an embedded
reporter gets killed.
Last edited by Colin at Apr 1 2003, 05:36 AM
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