[governsleastgovernsbest]

I'm repeating myself here, but IMHO this was not one of those cases. This was not the bereaved wife/mother, this was a highly articulate, composed, well-informed uncle being given a chance to make his case.

[JCEccles]

This was not the bereaved wife/mother, this was a highly articulate, composed, well-informed uncle being given a chance to make his case.

???

The guy's a nut. He is not grounded in reality no matter how "composed" he strikes you as being.

[Blueflag]

This was a live interview. The fact that it went so well was chance. I will give the grieving uncle his due. Under the circumstances we'd all want our son/nephew back alive.

But here was a guy whose expectations were all out of alignment with reality, reason and practicality. But I can understand why. I also infer from whom he does NOT blame, or does NOT call to action (i.e. terrorists) that I can guess where his political sympathies lie. He looks to th eUS GUmmint for help and indirectly accuses/certainly implies that "they" are not doing enough. Understandable for sure. Sad nonetheless.

My oldest son is weighing enlisting in NROTC right now. Personally I hope he does. God forgive me if I am wrong, but I sincerely doubt I would EVER blame the US gummint for not securing his release BY PAYING RANSOM from terrorists captivity. My dad is a WW2 vet -- a NAval aviator whose TBM was downed by gunfire. HE had to evade capture near an occupied island until picked up by US Navy SAR people. HE would NEVER have expected the US to pay a ransom.

I cannot lose sight of the FACT that this guy's position deserves empathy, but not sympathy -- because he is just WRONG. People are entitled to be wrong. No harm, no foul.

But back to the only real point I have -- I despise what the TV media do to get a grieving relative on the air.

[AmeriBrit]

This was not the bereaved wife/mother, this was a highly articulate, composed, well-informed uncle being given a chance to make his case.

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And being paid to do it too.

Looks like we've just possibly witnessed the birth of another Cindy Sheehan.