We are at war. We shouldn't drop everything and turn all of our attention to a single death like this. Such behavior emboldens our enemy. They see us get exercised over a single casualty and think "Look at the Americans. See how they weep and wail over a single man? They have no stomach for a fight. We can strike them and they will be afraid to strike back." A single trooper's death, while the end of the world to his family, should be a non-news event to the rest of us.
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Brian
The main thing is the media is ECSTATIC right now; they're absolutely thrilled to have actual dead Americans killed by bad guys...and that will drive the attention given to this more than what the public thinks.
We are at war. We shouldn't drop everything and turn all of our attention to a single death like this. Such behavior emboldens our enemy. They see us get exercised over a single casualty and think "Look at the Americans. See how they weep and wail over a single man? They have no stomach for a fight. We can strike them and they will be afraid to strike back." A single trooper's death, while the end of the world to his family, should be a non-news event to the rest of us.
We are at war. We shouldn't drop everything and turn all of our attention to a single death like this.
I don't think, as a nation, we have.
Such behavior emboldens our enemy. They see us get exercised over a single casualty and think "Look at the Americans. See how they weep and wail over a single man? They have no stomach for a fight. We can strike them and they will be afraid to strike back."
I don't think they see squat. They have already made up their minds about us for one thing. If they look up and squint they might see a B-2 Bomber. If they look carefully they might see a daisy-cutter. If they have really quick reflexes they may catch a short glimpse of a Tomahawk. As for seeing what we think here in the U.S. I think they have been having problems with their reception. News will be arriving by camel in a few weeks. By then there won't be anybody to recieve it.
A single trooper's death, while the end of the world to his family, should be a non-news event to the rest of us.
The reason it is a news event is because casualties have been so rare in such a heavy and sustained assault. We value human life above all else and each loss they inflict strengthens our resolve. They value personal glory and believe their own lives are fodder for it. Let's oblige them to their glory. For each loss of ours toss another daisy-cutter on their altar.
Meanwhile, we mourn the loss of a precious son.
Wrong. It shows how much we, Americans, value a single human life. Our battlefield actions will show our enemy that we are NOT afraid to strike back, because we certainly DO strike. And a single trooper's death is news, because unlike our recent enemies, we VALUE life.
We are at war. We shouldn't drop everything and turn all of our attention to a single death like this. Such behavior emboldens our enemy. They see us get exercised over a single casualty and think "Look at the Americans. See how they weep and wail over a single man? They have no stomach for a fight. We can strike them and they will be afraid to strike back." A single trooper's death, while the end of the world to his family, should be a non-news event to the rest of us.
That is a very good point. I couldn't have said it better myself.