Apr 21 2006
Where Are You Getting Your News About the War?
If you’re not reading Michael Yon’s blog, if you’re getting your news about what’s happening in Iraq and Afghanistan from the evening news and the mainstream media, then you’re not getting the real story. Yon is no war-monger. As he says,
“It may surprise people to learn I was anti-war long before the invasion, and I am in the middle of the war at this moment, tonight, in one of the most dangerous places in Afghanistan.True, I am anti-war, but I recognize that at this juncture in human history that refusing to fight in many parts of the world means that we agree to be beaten to death, or we agree to allow airliners to ram into our buildings. War is a pitiful human reality that we must face, and we are far from finished with facing this demon. We live in a rough world where strength is rewarded, weakness is penalized.”
Those who refuse to carry swords can still die upon them. Let’s get the job finished.
This kind of scene, in a market square in Mosul, was much more common than the scenes of car bombs and ambushes featured on nightly news.
