Does anyone else get really annoyed when everytime a soldier dies (especially in the UK, im not sure what its like in the US) its frontpage news "SOLDIER DIES IN IRAQ" and then on the news it cuts to the family crying, and this is an endless cycle everytime someone dies. Whats wrong with people? These brave men signed up themselves to join the army, what did they expect to do? Sit around the barracks all day?
In WW2 hundreads of thousands died but people got on with it, back then you had NO choice to go to war, but the deaths of 1 soldier wasnt plastered all over the news papers.

This is WAR people DIE, stop the negative headlines and lets put some positivity towards our troops.

Couldn't agree more. War is very unfortunate for all who are involved. It is clear that the media just uses the soldiers deaths as a way to bolster ratings and promote their agenda. I really doubt these poor families want to see this stuff all over the TV.

Yep, as cold or as disrespectful as it may seem, I agree 100%.

Don't wanna die in a war? Don't go and do the dirty work of our corrupt goverments. You're not saving the world, you're pandering to a very bad regimes needs. As much respect as I have for those who do put their life down for something they believe in, I can't help but feel that they're being led by a$$holes into wars that are needless and pointless. Missguided and misslead, the army.

I totally agree!!!

Recognizing on the news to people of the country, that a soldier (of their country) died serving his or her country, is absolutely stupid!!!

They just signed up to serve their country, and died for it, I mean who the **** cares, yeah, someone gave their lives, I don't need to hear that when I'm watching the news!

This "endless cycle" of soldiers dying, well I just don't want to see that!

Sarcasm over...

They may be lead into a needless war, that's debatable, but jesus ****in christ, to be annoyed about hearing that a soldier died, I mean c'mon!!!!!!

For right or wrong, their doing what their country is asking of them, that's more balls then I have admittingly.

If they actually cared so much about the soldiers they would be home already.
Its a propaganda tool.

Star and flag, I never understood the seemingly modern idea that soilders should not die in a war, I don't agree with the current war but you should not join the army unless your willing to risk your life..

Yeah and the others are coming back to foreclosed homes, lost wages, injured, no healthcare for them or their family. It's deplorable, isn't it?

A true statement would be this: A Soldier Dies and my stocks went up.
We must support this War second line.

Tru

Originally posted by Haydn_17
Does anyone else get really annoyed when everytime a soldier dies (especially in the UK, im not sure what its like in the US) its frontpage news "SOLDIER DIES IN IRAQ" and then on the news it cuts to the family crying, and this is an endless cycle everytime someone dies. Whats wrong with people? These brave men signed up themselves to join the army, what did they expect to do? Sit around the barracks all day?
In WW2 hundreads of thousands died but people got on with it, back then you had NO choice to go to war, but the deaths of 1 soldier wasnt plastered all over the news papers.

This is WAR people DIE, stop the negative headlines and lets put some positivity towards our troops.

What a complete lack of sensitivity OP. What have you done in service to your country?

I say plaster the the sacred dead soldiers on the front page of every newspaper and have a least a half hour featured documentary on the life and sacrifice of those that have fallen.

FYI....we don't join the military to die. We join out of principle and dedication to our countries. They die for you and what little freedoms we have left, whether you believe in wars or not.

If I had the power I would de-flag your post and force you into military service in order for you to see how stressful service to country can be.

This also applies to police, fireman or anyone in service to others. Where is your humanism. Obviously devoid.

This is a total thumbs down post!

The sad part is that these soldiers are dying needlessly, in an illegal and immoral war.

And perhaps you should ask yourself, why is it that they will gladly talk about soldiers that are killed, and will jump at the chance to show their families, but will not show their coffins?

This is propaganda, and it is intentional.

Soldiers are fellow human beings. And no human being would sacrifice themselves needlessly no matter what the amount of money is to be given. They have to believe in something higher than themselves.

And american soldiers believe in what they are doing, in the service for the flag, the nation and the people, espacially after 911 when thousands innocent died and injured for nothing other than a act of senseless murder by a corrupted and twisted group who manipulated a religion of peace to sow international hatred, pitting human against human.

WIth better hindsight, wars should never have been fought, but once that decision is taken to fight, it must and better be pursued to its rightful end and then qickly get out of there, and let civilian authorities take charge of peace efforts.

It took 20 years in Afghanistan to see a budding civilian authority attempting to achieve peace. The soldiers are there to ensure criminal elements do not take advantage of the situation. They believe in what they are doing and not making the mistake of Vietnam again.

After 1975, when US troops left vietnam without any actual peace being respected by the commie and republic, millions of innocent civilians died under the hands of the commie.

In Cambodia 1975, with the absence of US air support at the Cambodian/Nam border to prevent commie Nam incursions, the insane Khymer Rouge under Pol Pot went on a murderous rampage against the civilian populations suspected of being Vietnam or republic agents, untold misery and millions died stretched over 20 enduring years.

If US troops were to leave Afghanistan today, a similar bloodbath will only ensue. They should have never gotten in it in the first place, but now that they are in, they must finish it with peace. And this is what many a loyal american boy believes in, defending the lives of fellow humans, something fellow civilian americans must respect and honour, and to seek out the culprits who sway the public to such war.

Our soldier boys are innocent. And so are the troops on the other side. It's the leaders that oughtta be made accountable for their crimes against humanity.

While you and I, armchair critics, can support bloodshed earlier on a whim, but later change our minds upon hindsight with the pen stroke of a vote, the soldier boy does not have such luxury once the bullets fly in real and must pursue it to its eventual end.

If the germans had not been misled, there will not be WW2. Equally so if the Afghan moslems boys had not been manipulated. Do not, each nation, ever forsake the soldier boys, some whom had died or maimed doing something noble - protecting innocents from presumed or real harm, mixed up by the rhetorics of homicidal ignorant and manipulative leaders..



[edit on 26-1-2010 by SeekerofTruth101]

I don't think soldiers expected to sit in barracks all day when they joined, but they at least deserve to be recognised when they die.

Yes it's not nice to watch, and yes there is going to be family crying, as anyone here would if their loved one had died in combat.

I think reporting these deaths MUST be done.

Funny thing is, in any conflict, if the population back home knew exactly what and how much was going on out there, and what the lads go through, you'd be whining more than anyone for them to come home.

At most you'll see the odd report of a soldier being killed, and you can comment from the comfort of an armchair on the issue, but believe me thats just the tip of the iceberg compared with what you don't hear.

Yes it's a "war", but you'd be very uncomfy with all the details if they were all reported.

Luckily people back home have the option to just find it boring and get used to it.

CX.