House Approves Deadline in Iraq

I thought this was an interesting quote from the NPR story, House Approves August 2008 Deadline in Iraq.

"In these snippets of the debate, there is much more than the lauding of the troops; there is also a struggle — just below the surface — for the public's perception of what happened in Congress Friday."

It makes me think of the Trout and Ries book title, Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind. If politics is anything, it’s just that. The ultimate outcome is what we believe happened, not necessarily what did happen. For those who think that Orwell’s 1984 can’t or won’t happen, guess again. History is changing everyday based on what the spin doctors get you to believe. Nothing demonstrates this better than a good ol’ American political campaign.

By the way, if you want the short version of Positioning, read this.

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