Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten answered George A: > "G. D. Akin" wrote: > > > We pretty much decided that the public does have a right to know, but not as > > it is happening. Those were live Marines, very much in harm's way. We need > > to know about the fight and the Iraqi resistance, but we can learn of it > > later (with a couple or few hours). No one needs to see anyone get killed, > > which could easily happen. > > If it weren't so hard on the families of the soldiers I'd feel that we maybe > should get those scenes in close up, on a large screen with a repeat every few > minutes. Then let GWB tell us again how come that the war is necesarry. War has > become too clean, too remote, too abstract for my taste. Maybe if we bring some > of the horror that our ancestors must have felt whenever they had to fight for > their lives we might be a little less likely/gullible to go for the all out war > option when there is still some hope for a peacefull resolution. > > > Just some thoughts. > > Me too. > > Sonja
Your comment about war becoming "too clean, too remote, too abstract" is valid. For years we have been using aircraft and missiles to kill and destroy from a distance--very clinical. The Army and Marines bear the brunt of real battle because they actually have to take and hold ground. Read Joe Haleman's "Forever Peace" and his "soldierboys" to see the next generation of "too clean, too remote, too abstract" weapons and warfare. George A _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
