I have never heard of Antiwar.com, and after briefly reading through the website and articles, I was very intrigued. This website pointed out viewpoints and ideas I have never really thought of before. For example, I did not know that the American Military has killed more foreign civilians than any other military force since dropping the two nuclear bombs in Japan in 1945.
The article I read first talked about how no one cared about Syrian civilian's deaths until now. in 2014, you would never hear about the deaths of these Syrians, but now it is on mainstream media. The mainstream media say that all these deaths are by the IS, Russian airstrikes or the Syrian Government forces, but remain silent when the US is responsible for casualties. According to the article, in 2017 the US was killing more civilians in Syria than IS, Russia and Syrian forces.
This is information I had no idea about. I think I am ignorant, and don't want to know about war and what goes on. It is horrible, and I am just now starting to open my eyes and want to know about what is going on overseas to our troops and civilians. I almost feel like the US has been at war for so long, I do not even know for what. All I know is there is a war on terrorism and that I have friends and family in the military. That is all I know. I know 9/11 sparked war and that our country is constantly under attack and that the world seems to hate us.
The article talks about human right organizations like the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and how they publish daily the casualties. I have never even heard the the SOHR before. The number of deaths from US led offensive to liberate them is staggering. And just like the article said, media was not reporting this, and I had no idea. Most Americans have no idea.
Why? the article talks about the sentiment that America is the good guys. I always have thought this. I almost feel un-American to question military involvement.
Self censorship also plays a role here, according to the article. Journalists who ask too many tough questions do not do well.
I now have an interest in knowing what is going on with war. I just sort of sit back and accept what has been on the news and I will try to better inform and better educate myself. War is terrible and there is no gain from it, and there are terrible evils in this world. I am just not sure if war is inevitable with the world we live in.
Maddy
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