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You're correct. Every war is brutal. And we should be reminded of that fact constantly. It shouldn't be sanitized. It shouldn't be abstracted. And it shouldn't be sloganized. It is unconsionable that politicians would minimize the devastation of this war for the sake of political expediency. It's also unconsionable that support for this war should be framed by some as a benchmark of one's patriotism. That's political pandering at its worst.
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Some of this is hyperbole, obviously, but the underlying questions are real and I don't pretend to know the naswers. It is a tough question. I do think you are going a bit far in saying that it is uncionscionable to try to minimize the impact of the war, as everybody is biased to some extent when they present any idea about which they have a prior belief, but I suppose that is a quibble and may just be your own hyperbolic endeavor. .
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Exactly. It's not news, it's enemy propoganda. Why is any U.S.-based news network showing it?
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Let me clarify my position by first stating that I think showing video of soldiers being killed by enemy snipers is in bad taste. It is sensationalistic and unnecessary. While I accept that showing the video may be in poor form, if it serves to outrage people and diminish grass roots support for the war then I have little problem with it. People should be outraged, and if CNN showing these videos helps accomplish that, then I am more than willing to forgive them for their bad taste.
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And what is political expediency? Why is it not political expediency to try to maximize the impact of the war in order to throw out the republicans? WHat is the "true" impact of the war? You say showing sniper kills of US troops is unconscionable unless it's to try to get us out of Iraq. So your view of unconscionability turns on whether it is something with which you agree? That is too relative for me. I think all war coverage is politcal, no matter what, and so it should be governed by taste and strategic ocnerns, balanced against freedom to know. IOW, as long as we have competing outlets for news and courts trying to lkeep the press free, we'll be oK. IOW, pretty much whay we have now.
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I've heard many on cb complain about the mainstream media "focusing" on American deaths and injuries in Iraq. They believe that this news will lessen support for the effort.
So I suppose the media should not report it, or gloss it over? It would be hard to sustain a war effort if every person in America saw footage of our GI's getting killed. Maybe that is good, maybe that is bad. But at least it would take away the notion that wars are nothing more than a video game of people pushing buttons. And there should be a serious conversation about whether we should be trading GI's lives for Iraqi lives (to prevent civil war and bring democracy). I personally don't think we have the power to do so, therefore I believe that we should get out. We should have a nearby base, and we should maintain a large force. And we say "just try starting a terrorist regime, see what we do." Invade, destroy, and then get out again. Maybe then eventually people will believe they are not better off under terrorist rule. |
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