U.S. mainstream media is owned and controlled by right-wingers. Fortunately, the rest of the world gets to see what is actually happening, hence most of the world views the Bush regime for the danger it poses to us all.
Wow, so I guess you watch the news from Al Jazeera or Communist China? Those guys really get to see what's "actually happening", huh? Now I'm not a big fan of the media, but don't you think if it were "owned and controlled" by the right-wing there would be a lot less of the negative images of Iraq? The media does put their own spin on things, but it's usually all about what will get people to tune in, not some political agenda.

But that's not the case, and any of the criticisms about the Bush administration and the Iraq war is somehow painted as "treason-like" and "get out of the country if you don't like it" - what a childish thing to say.
Now I don't think ALL criticisms are painted as "treason". But gathering together as many people as possible to publicly display to the world that you don't support your commander-in-chief could be viewed that way. The way I see it, if you don't like the direction your country is headed, you have two choices. Try to do something about it or get the #@$% out. Internal criticism is perfectly acceptable and justified, but outwardly directed expressions of dissent are unneccessary and uncalled for.