Did any of you see Arwa Damon`s report from Mosul on CNN this morning?

[democrank]

It was absolutely gut-wrenching. She and her camera person were trapped first in an alley, then in a house in Mosul which was surround by Isis fighters. If I remember correctly, she said they waited for back-up for 20-something hours.

The terror experienced by the trapped civilians and the bravery displayed by the Iraqi soldiers put tears in my eyes and a knot in my stomach. It was a first-hand account of the horrors of war and the senseless waste of human lives.

It`s disgusting that there has been such little coverage of the fight for Mosul and so much coverage of Donald Trump, a man who called the United States officials involved with this fight, a "group of losers", like he`s some kind of military expert. Apparently four bogus deferments during the Vietnam War gets you a made-in-China red hat and more knowledge than the generals.

[Iliyah]

1. K & R

And t-rump is an a-hole spewing that he's "smarter" than the generals.

[Victor_c3]

2. My experience has been that nobody wants to talk or hear about Iraq

"That mess started more than a decade ago. Can't we just forget about it and move on to something more entertaining?" - I'm paraphrasing, but that's the reaction I generally get on this forum when I mention Iraq.

I'm a disabled vet produced by that war. I was an infantry platoon leader in 2004 and I saw firsthand how aweful the war is and how we impacted the civilians. It absolutely got to the core of my being.

It's one thing to see coverage on TV, but it's another thing altogether when you shoot someone and then, after the firefight, you see exactly what your weapon does to a human being.

I completely agree with everything you said. War is just a waste

[sinkingfeeling]

4. Thank you. I truly believe the reason the US is so willing to

use the military is that the vast majority of Americans have never been exposed to war.

[cry baby]

3. Yes, saw it. Anxious hours for them and CNN, I'm sure! nt