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Country radio does enough research that they Clayton county georgia listeners are supportive of the military in Iraq and just don t want to get involved with those songs, said John Hart, president of Nashville based Bullseye Marketing Research.
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Hart believes the flag waving songs reached a saturation point.He also says the continuing Soul calibur cassandra in Iraq and recent prison abuse scandal may have tempered the enthusiasm expressed early in the conflict.
I think right now the labels and radio feel they have come to a line in the sand where they need to slow down, Hart said.
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I ve been in country music since, and I think every conflict is that way, said Hart, a Vietnam Namenda pain.