Posted by Dinah on March 23, 2003, at 17:03:09
In reply to POWs, and four were, possibly, shot to death » beardedlady, posted by OddipusRex on March 23, 2003, at 16:42:08
> I can't imagine someone using watching the war as a reward for anything.
Aww, Oddipus. You know Beardy didn't mean it like that. She hates the war and the loss of life. She was just talking about dealing with the obsession with the news.
I tend to be obsessed myself, although it's limited by a husband who doesn't want the war coverage on at all. I get anxious when I don't know what's going on. But the war coverage makes me agitated. Especially things like what you spoke about.
It is all horrible and so unspeakably sad.
I hate the way the reporters seem so excited, too. But I think it's also good to have war coverage with reporters in the field. Anything that reminds people that war isn't a John Wayne movie. It's also a good thing to hear relatively independent descriptions of the reaction of the ordinary Iraqis to the soldiers, and the treatment of ordinary Iraqis by the soldiers. I guess we just need to wait out their adrenaline rush. They sound today like they might be coming to their senses a bit.
I continue to be impressed by the attitude of the military, though. I guess that senior military officials more than anyone know the stark reality of war.
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