Comments on: Proof We’re no Longer Shielded from the Human Cost of War

By: Blake the Megalomaniac

Blake the Megalomaniac — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:41:49 +0000

Actually, it’s an 18-year-old policy and it stems from the first Bush Admin. So, it was George H. W. Bush not G.W.B. anyway, public sentiment or publicity grabs aside, I want media coverage of the coffins as long as the families agree. Ultimately it is up to the family and that’s right.

By: John

John — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:13:52 +0000

BEZ, Bush not only never posed for pictures, but it was the policy of his administration to not let the press take pictures of the caskets at all, not just with the president. I think it’s important to let the press publish pictures of the fallen, but I agree that the president being in the pictures has very little significance. I know Bush visited the fallen too. The importance is the exposure at all, which was absent before.

By: Corey

Corey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:23:49 +0000

The US Government is the largest terrorist organization ever known to makkind, and we Americans will suffer for their actions as many other innocent people around the world will also.

By: BEZ

BEZ — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:12:36 +0000

Here was my problem. This seems too much like a political ploy by the president. Why did he need to take pictures? To prove that he actually does care about the soldiers despite the fact that presumably he is not going to send the number of troops requested by their General? In contrast, President Bush would routinely take trips there to watch the fallen soldiers return and to comfort the families and didn’t need a picture to do it. This administration has made everything about a photo op or a campaign slogan. It just doesn’t feel real. I think Liz Cheney said it best “If you want to trully honor the fallen, Mr. President, Win the war.”

By: Brian Shields

Brian Shields — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:50:16 +0000

This is a great article Blake. It seems that these days, even with all the resources we have at our finger tips, people know less about the war then they did in 1942. With media blackouts all people know is that the number of soldiers dying is increasing rapidly but all it is to them is a number. I think people like it that way sometimes, so they can distance themselves from what’s really going on. If it doesn’t gives you chills or sadden you to see caskets with an American Flag drapped over it…….then in my opinion you aren’t much of an American. Well written article my friend and keep up the good work. God bless our Troops and bring them home safe.

By: Dame Judy

Dame Judy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:03:03 +0000

I never really understood why there is a media blackout in the first place. Its not like they are taking pictures of an open casket. We all hate funerals, and the site of a casket, not to mention one with an American flag drapped over it, will make anyone think and appreciate their own lives. I only hope that letting these “homecomings” be photographed and then printed will only help us reflect on the real news, not some crazy couple and their spoiled 8 children…