Videos like the one posted above are extremely important for people to see. It puts a face to this conflict and lets people understand the price being inflicted. The Gulf War that was carried on CNN pretty much removed this type of reality from the zeitgeist, insulating a generation or two from the realities and true cost of war. The glorification of surgical strikes, the lack of body bags coming home, and the lack of disclosure of the cost to civilians caught in the crossfire made war seem like a video game. People need to see the death and carnage up close and with it being made personal so they understand that war is nothing to glorify and the cost is immeasurable.
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