Nieman: NBC Reporter Engle on Misperceptions of the "War" in Iraq

Nieman Reports: "The war in Iraq is not what it seems. In fact, there is no 'war' in Iraq—there are many wars, some centuries old, playing out on this ancient land. But this is not what Americans are often led to believe. The perception portrayed by the White House and Iraqi government in Baghdad—and commonly reflected in the news media—is that the violence in Iraq is a fundamental struggle between two opposing teams: Freedom Lovers and Freedom Haters.

In this Manichaean and simplistic view of the fighting here, the tale of the tape is..."