6. troopathon: as troops fought their way throughout the desert during the war in iraq, the narrative from the mainstream media was nearly synonymous with that of the anti-war left. the military mission was continuously undermined by media reports claiming that american troops were killers and that the war on terror was all but lost. frustrated with the lies and exaggerations perpetuated by the media, melanie morgan decided to fight back. so, morgan joined forces with political strategists sal russo and howard kaloogian to create a pro-troop nonprofit organization that hosts troopathon, a yearly web telethon fundraiser that raises money to send care packages to troops in iraq, afghanistan and guantanamo bay. since the first troopathon was held three years ago, the organization has raised over $2 million. write a central idea statement: