Yes, everyone in the country has been glued to their TVs for days now.
I felt something very different in the first few days of the war -- a new optimism about the future, about how things are going to change for the better after this is all over. The daily display of U.S. soldiers' professionalism, focus, and honor is so impressive it's contagious. It's inspiring. I hope it rubs off on people. :)
I know a lot of people who read this blog disagree, but I honestly think that this is the right thing to do, and if we can be successful, it will be the beginning of a new age of progress for the middle east, and stability and confidence in U.S. and global markets. If we don't succeed (unlikely in my opinion), at least we tried.
I've also become somewhat weary of boring shaky camera footage. I think I'm going to try to watch less TV coverage -- 90% of it is footage of the back of another person or vehicle. 10% of it is incredible though, so what can you do?
Maybe I'll try to catch the latest from web and print media more...
Watching CNN is only watching one side of the war, the side that pentagon wants you to see. Watch al-jazeera for full coverage if you can handle the true nature of war. You can also watch BBCnews online which provides much better coverage.
http://www.ish.com/news/Al-Jazeera.html
I'm in agreement with you. This is the right thing to do. I've heard too many people saying it is the job of the Iraqi people to change their government and keep it in check... How?! Are they capable of standing up against Saddam's army after so many years of oppression?
I'll watch a bit of TV but get most news from radio and online.
Posted by: mark at March 26, 2003 08:16 AM
nowar:
I agree that it's best to be skeptical of media, and consider as many various sources as possible...
I did check out the al jazeera stuff before, but I think our gov has taken out the english site there... I can't really blame them...
Posted by: Trevor Hill at March 26, 2003 11:16 PM
Posted by: nowar at March 25, 2003 04:42 AM