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SomethingFishy

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10. War has become "entertainment"...

Reply to indepat (Original post)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 05:05 PM

Sep 2013

I remember watching the "Shock and Awe" campaign and thinking that we had gone off the deep end. It was like watching a sporting event complete with "Play By Play" and Color Commentary"

Seems the news channels just can't wait for the next "big game".

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Has the rush to war become a national obsession if not mania? [View all] indepat Sep 2013 OP

Only among our elected officials B2G Sep 2013 #1

the war mania is sweeping the nation quinnox Sep 2013 #2

Again, it's not the American people B2G Sep 2013 #3

True, but I would wager by the time the freedom bombs start dropping, Americans will be fully on quinnox Sep 2013 #6

I seriously doubt that B2G Sep 2013 #7

I could be wrong quinnox Sep 2013 #11

It's known as war weariness. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #16

Popular support for us bombing Syria is low Taverner Sep 2013 #13

It's our elected officials. Dems and and some Repugs. B2G Sep 2013 #14

I really doubt it. LiberalAndProud Sep 2013 #9

I guess you might be right quinnox Sep 2013 #12

I'm not hearing any of it around here Warpy Sep 2013 #4

Wolf Blitzer seems to be suffering from repeated on air wargasms. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #5

Chicken Hawk Nation whatchamacallit Sep 2013 #8

If we do what the RW chicken-hawks want, it is dead wrong imo on its face indepat Sep 2013 #15

War has become "entertainment"... SomethingFishy Sep 2013 #10

The "Shock and Awe" (aka "terrorist bombing") coverage was a moral atrocity. delrem Sep 2013 #17