the unseen gulf war

Peter Turnley's photographs are eerily calm and visually compelling. From his photos I get a strong sense of distance between the Iraqi people and the Americans. They are rarely photographed together. In the few photos that they are there is the most minimal of interaction and physical contact. Perhaps that's how it really is, but I don't feel that Turnley gave me a holistic view of the war from his images. I am still left feeling like there is more. This is why this excerpt struck me as a bit odd, "I feel that it is part of my role as a photojournalist to offer the viewer the opportunity to draw from as much information as possible, and develop his or her own judgment." Isn't Turnley limiting the amount of information I can draw just by the simple act of choosing to present certain images. Does Turnley constrain the parameters in which I am making my judgement by electing to show me this images? Also, Turnley admits that he flew from Paris to Rihayd after the conflict was over, which seems a bit like ambulance chasing. This very fact makes it difficult, at least in my mind, for Turnley to acheive his "role as a photojournalist" since he omits the causal aspects of his images.