Pentagon rethinks photo ban on war coffins

[Patroklos]

There was a major antiwar movement prior to the attack.

Please quantify major.

I find it hard to believe the Pentagon would thing this up for GWI when there were staring at the spectre of hundreds of thousands of casualties in the Fulda Gap with far more military protesting going on in the 80's.

[chequita guevara]

Most of the American public were opposed to the war before it began. Of all the excuses Bush came up with before the war, the only one he could come up with that garnered a mere 50% approval was stopping Hussein from getting the atomic bomb, which wasn't what the war was about in any event. About 150,000 people marched on Washington the weekend after the war started. There were massive demonstrations against the war across the country.

[Patroklos]

150K does not register as major in a country of 300 million. I see nothing to prompt such a major change for 1991 that wouldn't have been a far greater factor to consider for decades prior.

You are speculating anyway, do you have anythint proving that was the motivation?

[chequita guevara]

They said it was.

[Kidlicious]

And this is relevant to you getting ogle the remains of individual citizens how?

It's relevent because I prefer a government that doesn't deny me relevent information in a way that increases their power over me. That is, I prefer a democracy.

[-Jrabbit]

Ah, the good old days of Gulf War I -- back when Congress authorized wars, the US could muster a real coalition, the UN sanctioned it, and the entire war took all of 6 weeks.

[MrFun]

If Georgie senior had gone into Iraq with goal of overtrhowing Sadammie, the war would not have taken only six weeks.

[SlowwHand]

If Georgie senior had gone into Iraq with goal of overtrhowing Sadammie, the war would not have taken only six weeks.

If? If grandma had balls she'd be grandpa.

They said it was.

This is why I have a problem with anything you say, Che. It's always rambling ambiguity.

[Patroklos]

It's relevent because I prefer a government that doesn't deny me relevent information in a way that increases their power over me. That is, I prefer a democracy.

What information are they denying you? You know you can get the rank/name/hometown of any casualty as a matter of public record right?

[MrFun]

This is why I have a problem with anything you say, Che. It's always rambling ambiguity.

I thought it was because Che is a commie.

[snoopy369]

If Georgie senior had gone into Iraq with goal of overtrhowing Sadammie, the war would not have taken only six weeks.

One of the main problems was that he DID go into Iraq with that goal... he just changed his mind

[MrFun]

Typical politician, changing his mind.

[SlowwHand]

The U.N. changed his mind. Let's be very clear on that point.

[MrFun]

It's as clear as mud now, Slowwy.

[chequita guevara]

This is why I have a problem with anything you say, Che. It's always rambling ambiguity.

Coming from you, that's rich.