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I'm so sorry for your loss. vanlassie Jul 2014 #1
thank you barbtries Jul 2014 #2
I think those who want to see should be able to see malaise Jul 2014 #3
thanks malaise barbtries Jul 2014 #33
I, too, am conflicted. Ineeda Jul 2014 #4
that's my thinking barbtries Jul 2014 #39
I think overtime it would only desensitize more Boom Sound 416 Jul 2014 #5
Desensitization is a psychological defense - just the headlines LiberalElite Jul 2014 #9
Sure. All things can desensitize Boom Sound 416 Jul 2014 #13
Condolences Scarsdale Jul 2014 #6
let's hope so. barbtries Jul 2014 #34
Iconic photo of naked Vietnamese girl burned by napalm Divernan Jul 2014 #7
It's not so much the graphic explicitness that works, but the depiction of horrible emotion... cascadiance Jul 2014 #24
excellent analysis of the psychology involved - thank you! Divernan Jul 2014 #25
there was a picture that i felt accomplished that barbtries Jul 2014 #40
wow barbtries Jul 2014 #36
I agree very much with your post and the OP BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #38
my point exactly. barbtries Jul 2014 #41
It's part of the plan I think BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #43
i think so too. barbtries Jul 2014 #49
I hope so too BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #50
I wrote a paper on that photo in high school. DemocraticWing Jul 2014 #57
Isn't that how the antiwar movements in the 60s-70s Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #8
Vietnam was the last time reporters really showed what was going on. tecelote Jul 2014 #19
that, maybe, barbtries Jul 2014 #32
Having once had a front row seat for war The Wizard Jul 2014 #10
Kent State HockeyMom Jul 2014 #18
It was a compelling picture. kiva Jul 2014 #61
+1 DeadLetterOffice Jul 2014 #20
you must know better than me barbtries Jul 2014 #42
americans, by and large heaven05 Jul 2014 #11
i am so sorry for your loss barbtries Jul 2014 #44
yes. European friends comment on how protected American children are. grasswire Jul 2014 #52
Sorry for your loss, only time helps, heaping amounts are required! Lost my son in 93, still hurts, Dustlawyer Jul 2014 #12
something i hadn't considered, barbtries Jul 2014 #31
After World War II, Eisenhower made available to every movie theater Stuart G Jul 2014 #14
i just put it at number 1 barbtries Jul 2014 #46
You would have remembered the awful sad music.. Stuart G Jul 2014 #53
I agree Barb - TBF Jul 2014 #15
thank you TBF barbtries Jul 2014 #37
Yes we should Capt. Obvious Jul 2014 #16
yep. short of being there barbtries Jul 2014 #47
I feel as conflicted... ReRe Jul 2014 #17
i agree barbtries Jul 2014 #30
Business Insider yesterday, posted at least one photo MerryBlooms Jul 2014 #21
thank you MerryBlooms barbtries Jul 2014 #29
As a nurse TNNurse Jul 2014 #22
absolutely true, every word. barbtries Jul 2014 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author lostincalifornia Jul 2014 #26
You Can't Judge War By Keeping One Eye Closed grilled onions Jul 2014 #27
This is what I see as the usefulness of putting the upaloopa Jul 2014 #28
War would end if the dead could return. Stanley Baldwin Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #35
the images of people trapped in buildings on 9/11 and falling have never left me JI7 Jul 2014 #45
yeah. barbtries Jul 2014 #48
wow, i can't imagine what you would have went through JI7 Jul 2014 #51
The Press had a large part in ending the Viet Nam war Jake2413 Jul 2014 #54
You are very wise. Thanks barbtries. Scuba Jul 2014 #55
thank you Scuba barbtries Jul 2014 #56
I agree with your take on it. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #58
thanks Uncle Joe barbtries Jul 2014 #59
She was a beautiful young lady. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #60
thanks. inside and out barbtries Jul 2014 #63
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jul 2014 #62
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