In The Five Hundred Meter War I linked a report at Global Post by James Foley, who also blogs at A World of Troubles. Please spend the time to read my analysis as context for my criticism of another article below, and also visit Jim’s web site. His prose is current, salient, well-informed and well written. Citing the same report at Global Post by Jim, Pia de Solenni writing at National Review Online’s Corner weighs in quite differently from my analysis.
"Two years ago today, my brother Bruno was killed while serving in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. Before going to Afghanistan, he’d done two other tours, including Iraq. I think just about every family member of a deployed soldier surveys the news with trepidation, worrying that it could be their loved one who’s the latest casualty or, worse, fatality.
There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think of my brother and, naturally, there’s a poignancy around certain dates like holidays, birthdays, and today. But last Friday, as I was watching the PBS NewsHour, I was completely unprepared for the footage of soldiers in Afghanistan. Viewers were warned that the segment would contain graphic images and graphic language. That warning didn’t begin to describe the content."
Read whole exchange at captainsjournal.com
2 comments:
found PBS and the associated responses.I think your explanation and response is correct.watching hurts awful.you are at the military and moral center of this war.I hope your video and response too it saves lives in the long run and get us home as soon as possible
This video is shocking for the average American that has no clue as to what our men and you face everyday. I believe I'd like to send this one on to O'Bama.
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