At the time of the Iraq war, I was aware that Americans did not even know the difference between Iran and Iraq, let alone know where these countries were located.
Stopped reading here because this is so dumb. Americans knew exactly where Iran and Iraq were. We went through the hostage crises with Ted Koppel coming on at 1130 every night for over a year. Americans watched and this viewership led to 30 years of Nightline.
Then the Iran-Iraq war.
There were Tees all over stating Ayatollah Assahola.
Stopped reading here because this is so dumb. Americans knew exactly where Iran and Iraq were. We went through the hostage crises with Ted Koppel coming on at 1130 every night for over a year. Americans watched and this viewership led to 30 years of Nightline.
Then the Iran-Iraq war.
There were Tees all over stating Ayatollah Assahola.
Americans knew exactly where Iran and Iraq were.
Yes, but you see, I was there. Most people did not pay attention. There was a narrative shift from Iran to Iraq.