War being televised?

[dekeguy]

Originally posted by ZTAMiami
I don't want to see minute by minute coverage of the atrocities that will be comitted by both sides. As if we weren't already desensitized enough!
I think we should just be kept aware of major developments. That's all I need to know. I'll use my imagination for the rest.

Lets see, we train the Army to be aware of and abide by the Law of Land Warfare. We train every soldier in the requirements laid down by the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice). We enforce strict Rules of Engagement. We plan our operations to target combatant forces and avoid civilian casualties. We put great effort into developing smart munitions which will allow us to avoid to the max extent possible any friendly fire disasters. We make a point of going the extra mile to fight clean and not do the sort of horrible things for which the Republican Guard are famous (infamous). And yet you blandly assert that we will perpetrate "atrocities" in the same manner as the "the other side". You actually compare the US Army, composed of your brothers and sisters, your fellow Americans, to the gang of thugs whose leader uses terror and atrocity as a routine matter of policy? Your statement is nothing short of outrageous!
Yes, it is your right to say this, a right guaranteed by those who go in harms way to defend you and your rights. It does, however, seem to me that you are better served by those you accuse of appaling misconduct than you realize.
War is terrible and presupposes the failure of civilized people to deal with each other in a reasonable manner. In war terrible things happen despite our best efforts to minimize if not eliminate these occurances, but it is not American policy to resort to atrocity as a means to accomplish our ends. You need to look to Saddam and company and to others of their ilk to find that sort of evil.
Tomorrow at morning formation I'll look with pride at the young Americans who have answered their country's call, and reflect sadly on some of their fellow citizens who hold them in such low esteem that they would be willing to casually assume that these American soldiers would act in such a dishonorable manner.
Perhaps televising the action might not be such a bad idea. Then you could see, from a nice safe distance, just how Americans fight, and just how the other fellows do it.
dekeguy
Captain, USAR, forward deployed

Originally posted by dekeguy
Lets see, we train the Army to be aware of and abide by the Law of Land Warfare. We train every soldier in the requirements laid down by the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice). We enforce strict Rules of Engagement. We plan our operations to target combatant forces and avoid civilian casualties. We put great effort into developing smart munitions which will allow us to avoid to the max extent possible any friendly fire disasters. We make a point of going the extra mile to fight clean and not do the sort of horrible things for which the Republican Guard are famous (infamous). And yet you blandly assert that we will perpetrate "atrocities" in the same manner as the "the other side". You actually compare the US Army, composed of your brothers and sisters, your fellow Americans, to the gang of thugs whose leader uses terror and atrocity as a routine matter of policy? Your statement is nothing short of outrageous!
Yes, it is your right to say this, a right guaranteed by those who go in harms way to defend you and your rights. It does, however, seem to me that you are better served by those you accuse of appaling misconduct than you realize.
War is terrible and presupposes the failure of civilized people to deal with each other in a reasonable manner. In war terrible things happen despite our best efforts to minimize if not eliminate these occurances, but it is not American policy to resort to atrocity as a means to accomplish our ends. You need to look to Saddam and company and to others of their ilk to find that sort of evil.
Tomorrow at morning formation I'll look with pride at the young Americans who have answered their country's call, and reflect sadly on some of their fellow citizens who hold them in such low esteem that they would be willing to casually assume that these American soldiers would act in such a dishonorable manner.
Perhaps televising the action might not be such a bad idea. Then you could see, from a nice safe distance, just how Americans fight, and just how the other fellows do it.
dekeguy
Captain, USAR, forward deployed

dekeguy,

Two words for you and your platoon/company/battalion.

Thank you.

Kitso
KS 361

[APhiRattlerGal]

All i feel like saying is ...... YEAH!!!

[dekeguy]

Originally posted by AggieSigmaNu361
dekeguy,

Two words for you and your platoon/company/battalion.

Thank you.

Kitso
KS 361

Kitso,
Actually, its an Armored Cavalry Troop, and you are very welcome. Remember, the Army today is an all volunteer Army, so we are just doing what we signed up to do. You can count on us to fight clean and accomplish the mission.
Best regards and interfraternal greetings.

[AlphaSigOU]

CPT. Dekeguy,

I salute you, sir! Well said! My prayers to you and your troopers on deployment and wishing you a safe return home when all this dies down.

I was a former A1C, USAF, in case you're wondering.

[Cloud9]

"I will not, however, support this president"

Me neither, i'm sorry this war does not obligate me to stand behind this guy. People need to practice distinguishing between pride for the country, and disagreement with a TEMPORARILY elected leader. He's our president, not our king people. And if I remember right, the last King George we had didn't turn out so well...

[PM_Mama00]

Originally posted by SATX*APhi
I know there was some coverage, yes. I remember being a little girl and watching that. I STILL remember what I saw, and that is part of the reason why I say NO to anything being televised. We do not need to see that, especially children. They don't understand what's going on, and what if their parents are in Iraq? Children seeing the possible war on television would scare the holy crap out of them.

Dove Gal, I agree with you 110%, although I gave my 1872 cents.

I understand what you're saying about scaring the children, but I have to respectfully disagree. I remember being young and in 2nd grade when Desert Storm was going on. I'm glad that I did watch Wolf Blitzer with my parents. I saw a part of history. But it's not just about seeing history. I think parents do need to teach their kids about all that is going on in the world. I'm not saying like toddlers or 4 year olds. It's good for the children to see what violence does and how negative it is. I might sound stupid cuz I don't think I'm wording correctly what I'm thinking.

I personally would watch it. Not like 24 hours a day tho. With that stuff that happened 9/11, I watched that like crazy. It's not that I had a fascination with it, I cried and was sad everytime I saw it. But it is history. I learned more about the world from watching the news than in a college history class.