Virginia vs. Iraq

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

There is no debating Saddam was responsible for some 300,000 deaths. Yet something is done about it, and the situation is regarded as worse than before (I would use the term different rather than better or worse).

Heheh, different as in 650,000 civilian deaths since the U.S. occupation? Different as in the equivalent of the Virginia Tech deaths every few hours?

Maybe you're right about the incomprehensibility of large casualty numbers. But I remain convinced the Virginia Tech interest and coverage is all about nationalism. I think there would be plenty of coverage and interest if a few hundred thousand Americans had died in an incident or ongoing situation.

Perhaps a large portion of the population believes that there is something that they can do to prevent something like the VA Tech incident from happening again....

Heheh, what do you think the chances are of reinstating the assault weapons ban? If the Congress were to act today, it would be done. But the NRA and its puppets will stall for a few weeks, and Americans will forget all about this.


Like I said, Americans sicken me sometimes.



You're right, scaeagles ... we do have a shot at preventing something like this, vs. doing anything about Rwandaraq-type scenarios.


But we won't.



God save us.