This may upset some DUers but after Iraq it's hard to watch the same hacks talking

[haele]

134. Okay, you got me. I was talking about the feeling that a run-up to war causes..

And the fact that, as a retired Navy Chief, I had felt it before watching some of the adventures -yes, adventures - that the US military got used for. The past I had direct action in. The past where people I was in training with had been killed in action in.

So, you don't have a sinking feeling watching someone else doing it to another country, and the media just salivating to report on missiles and explosions, and civilian casualties?

You don't get a sinking feeling hearing the media and punditry rah-rahing and proposing that we are going to be sending our troops or our mercenaries, err-trainers- into harm's way?

You think Putin's adventure in Ukraine might not have ramifications outside Ukraine, or maybe other countries that are not so friendly to democracy might be taking notes on how to challenge the US and allies that could drag us into a conflict over the next couple years or months?

Yeah, I hate America because I'm pissed the media can't see past the shiney in front of them, and are making breathless, shallow suppositions to drive ratings and turn public opinion instead of actually doing real reporting.

Haele