If a nation is interconnected to American history but the United States does not pay attention to it – does the historical interconnection actually exist? American history is seen as a one sided series of events and is often thought to neither rely nor involve any other nation. A modern example of this being Iraq. We turn on the television, pick up a paper, listen to the radio and find the number of Americans injured and killed in Iraq. On the same media outlet, the other sides’ numbers are rarely disclosed, as it is not a concern to the media’s audience. The United States needs to understand the view from its enemy’s perspective. If such a perception remains detached from American understanding, an authentic portrayal of events will be lost and history will become fictional.
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