The USMC in Helmand (merged thread)

[Galrahn]

There is a remarkable lack of coverage on this issue, the European press is doing a good job though, probably because it is in the British zone.

For all the discussion regarding the possibility of Marines deploying Afghanistan, now that they are there and on the offensive, I've seen only reporting, and virtually no analysis from the US observers, although a few of the British blogs are doing an excellent job.

[Ron Humphrey]

There is a remarkable lack of coverage on this issue, the European press is doing a good job though, probably because it is in the British zone.

For all the discussion regarding the possibility of Marines deploying Afghanistan, now that they are there and on the offensive, I've seen only reporting, and virtually no analysis from the US observers, although a few of the British blogs are doing an excellent job.

Military analyst on TV who should ,who shouldn't: should they be briefed should they not, where exactly do we expect the major networks to get any kind of real feedback thats in a form that they understand comfortably. And along with that comes the lack of sufficient insight on how to spin it to their purposes