usvilla Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Me either ! my son is a US Marine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 It would make great TV if the US either just bomb the **** or go in on a ground offensive. I would like to see this happen.Unfuckingbelievable post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 (edited) It would make great TV if the US either just bomb the **** or go in on a ground offensive. I would like to see this happen. Edited April 7, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Sums the modern world up quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 It would make great TV if the US either just bomb the **** or go in on a ground offensive. I would like to see this happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Give him a break we've all made insensitive comments out of a lack of circumspection before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 To take out a threatening and dangerous regime Clearly I wouldn't wish to see innocent lives lost, rather their freedom secured and lives improved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 To take out a threatening and dangerous regime Clearly I wouldn't wish to see innocent lives lost, rather their freedom secured and lives improved There's a difference between "I think a dangerous regime should be taken out" and "it would make great TV." The latter makes you come across as very insensitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 It would make great TV if the US either just bomb the **** or go in on a ground offensive. I would like to see this happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 8, 2013 Obvious troll, and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 in fairness to CI, we've all taken a bit of an interest in the matter, largely because the threat of war looms ominously overhead. Clearly nobody wants to see lives being lost on either side, but it's difficult to deny that the current situation isn't atleast interesting from an outside point of view. And dare I say that we'd all watch on in morbid fascination if the situation escalated further. Not in a joyful way, but certainly in a 9/11 jaw-dropping news-athon kind of way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) To take out a threatening and dangerous regime Surely we should be bombing the crap out of America using your logic ?? Edited April 8, 2013 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 8, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 8, 2013 in fairness to CI, we've all taken a bit of an interest in the matter, largely because the threat of war looms ominously overhead. Clearly nobody wants to see lives being lost on either side, but it's difficult to deny that the current situation isn't atleast interesting from an outside point of view. And dare I say that we'd all watch on in morbid fascination if the situation escalated further. Not in a joyful way, but certainly in a 9/11 jaw-dropping news-athon kind of way. There's a hell of a difference between finding something interesting and saying you'd like to see something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 in fairness to CI, we've all taken a bit of an interest in the matter, largely because the threat of war looms ominously overhead. Clearly nobody wants to see lives being lost on either side, but it's difficult to deny that the current situation isn't atleast interesting from an outside point of view. And dare I say that we'd all watch on in morbid fascination if the situation escalated further. Not in a joyful way, but certainly in a 9/11 jaw-dropping news-athon kind of way. There's a hell of a difference between finding something interesting and saying you'd like to see something. Oh definitely. I don't think CI really meant what he said, but I can certainly empathise with his interest in the matter. He could undoubtedly have said it better though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 8, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2013 OT but removing Saddam for gassing people should have been all the justification needed , that the UK govt lied to it's people, and Blair still continues to do so is completely bafflingThe point wasn't so much about why we went to war with Iraq but rather why we haven't gone to war already with NK given what IS actually happening there. The clear inference being because it wouldn't be nearly as profitable for the victor to do so. It's also why the Rwandan genocide was allowed to happen. There's f**k all down there so let 'em at it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Yes I probably could have worded it better. As shillzz said we all watched 9/11 not with pleasure but more shock and awe. Like it or not , this is the world weve created and live in. The way wars are covered by the media is amazing. Imagine if we had coverage like this during any of the great wars . Some of the military hardware that's out there now is quite frankly brilliant bits of equipment. Seeing it in use I find fascinating but obviously not the result where innocents are killed . I would like to see that regime taken out though and the people set free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 8, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 8, 2013 CI, the media don't report war news any more. Those days are gone. They aren't allowed to. They're not allowed near the real action unless they go in (sometimes literally) sitting on the side of the tank having agreed to report what they want us to hear. If I thought for a second that what I was hearing on the news bore any resemblance to the reality of what was going on in a war then I might watch it. But it isn't. It is unashamed lies, propaganda and spin from one side of the conflict. You get in serious trouble in America if you journalistically stray away from that, because it is seen as unpatriotic/breach of security or somesuch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 OT but removing Saddam for gassing people should have been all the justification needed , that the UK govt lied to it's people, and Blair still continues to do so is completely baffling The point wasn't so much about why we went to war with Iraq but rather why we haven't gone to war already with NK given what IS actually happening there. The clear inference being because it wouldn't be nearly as profitable for the victor to do so. It's also why the Rwandan genocide was allowed to happen. There's f**k all down there so let 'em at it. Depends if you believe we went to war in Iraq for oil or not but , I thought your initial point was about Human rights in NK , which was why i made the Kurd link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 CI, the media don't report war news any more. Those days are gone. They aren't allowed to. They're not allowed near the real action unless they go in (sometimes literally) sitting on the side of the tank having agreed to report what they want us to hear. If I thought for a second that what I was hearing on the news bore any resemblance to the reality of what was going on in a war then I might watch it. But it isn't. It is unashamed lies, propaganda and spin from one side of the conflict. You get in serious trouble in America if you journalistically stray away from that, because it is seen as unpatriotic/breach of security or somesuch. What makes you think that, BOF? Genuine question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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