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Current Event on Political Contention : Bush Winning the Political War by Vennochi

An example of news article critiques that is a recent political contention or argument can be the article written by Joan Vennochi entitled `Bush Winning the Political War . This item appeared at the Opinion section of the Boston .com News ( HYPERLINK "http /www .boston .com /news /globe /editorial_opinion /oped /articles /2007 /0 5 /06 /bush_winning_the_political_war http /www .boston .com /news /globe /editorial_opinion /oped /articles /2007 /05 /06 /bush_winning_the_political_war . It is obvious that what the author had to do in to

attract readers was to give a blunt eye-catching statement regarding President Bush : President Bush doesn 't know how to win the ground war in Iraq . But he does know how to win the political war at home over Iraq (Vennochi 2007 . The use of eye-catching lines and statements attract the readers and keep them from ignoring the pages . It affects content with the need to display facts and incidents that prove the basic argument , which can be stated as follows : Bush loses the ground war over Iraq but wins the political war over the American public

For the author , the ground of the political world only resides at home What matters in the political arena is the support and strength of the countrymen , so that when it comes to the political war over Iraq , the author is giving a presumption that what the American government should do is to make sure the American troops in Iraq are not hurt - not that there is a timetable for withdrawal , which only suggests that America is on the verge of giving up . Vennochi is like saying that Bush only wants money . For Bush , it is mission accomplished , but for Vennochi , the incident is very far from it . Vennochi has used research , convincing statements , and strong supporting details (such as polls , surveys ) to back up his argument , and this gives a very convincing conclusion . In fact , it gave me a different , negative opinion on what President Bush really is like , and it has changed my mind on some beliefs I held only previously . This gives me an impression that the political world works like a movie : Politicians are merely actors that want as much resources as they can accomplish . They get what they want by acting splendidly in front of the camera

Works Cited

Vennochi , Joan . Bush Winning the Political War . 6 May 2007 Boston .com News : Opinion . 7 September 2007

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