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Old 02-18-2007, 03:20 PM  
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Originally Posted by damian2001 View Post
Oh sorry that was Baghdad.....

I bloody hate it when I see these headlines and I dont even blink.

We need a fucking reality check here in the UK and the US.

These people just want to get on with thier lives as well - I hate the idea that we watch these headlines and almost dont see it as news anymore.



Rant over.
I'm kind of laughing at this thread, and here's why...

Every day, for DECADES there are innocent people being slaughtered in Africa and Southeast Asia. In many, many countries. Many of these incidents are fueled by religious differences, many by political differences, many by power differences, and the list goes on. Every day. EVERY DAY.

And in this thread the only incident you speak of is the one in Baghdad. What about the Africans? What about the Asians? What about the South Americans? And the former Soviets?

If you want a real reality check, realize that this happens all over the world and the only reason you're upset about Baghdad is because there are British troops and the media throws it in your face every day.

I don't know how many times I've seen the Iraq War being compared to WWII and Vietnam, then the article goes on to mention the 3100 American troops that have died. Its very unfortunate that any of them died, but frankly I think comparing the Iraq losses to the WWII/Vietnam losses is a gross and insulting comparison to the hundreds of thousands who were killed and maimed in those wars.

Had the TV and Internet been around in 1940, I'd be speaking German.
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