tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post7325098593889701590..comments2023-10-29T05:13:15.825-05:00Comments on Another War-on-Terror Blog: Plutonium Spill! Aircraft Carrier Fire! Warplanes Crashing! Disasters Everywhere!Brian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-46593115523677149602008-08-01T20:54:00.000-05:002008-08-01T20:54:00.000-05:00Brigid, Sad, yes: certainly. It's remotely possibl...Brigid, <BR/><BR/>Sad, yes: certainly. <BR/><BR/>It's remotely possible that someday training exercises like that can be conducted with something like massive virtual reality gaming software and equipment. <BR/><BR/>Ideally, there would be no need for any nation to have military forces. But, since every country is populated by human beings, that's about as likely as dental floss becoming popular among chickens.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-39188575093112103832008-07-31T23:16:00.000-05:002008-07-31T23:16:00.000-05:00Don't you have to practice dangerous evasive maneu...Don't you have to practice dangerous evasive maneuvers in order to execute them effectively in combat?<BR/><BR/>Though it is sad that people die.Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796317915330760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-59850820387715175562008-07-31T21:37:00.000-05:002008-07-31T21:37:00.000-05:00The Mad Celt, Thanks for the good words. Actually,...The Mad Celt, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the good words. Actually, reporting of these events was rather even-handed. Although the 'plutonium spill' coverage required the reader to read a bit into one of the articles, to find out just how much (or how little) had been found. <BR/><BR/>In my opinion, the most egregious example of bias in this set was KVBC's News 3's insistence on putting the word "saved" in quotes ("...But the Air Force claims that the lives 'saved' by this type of training far outweigh the casualties...."). I believe that this is an effort to indicate a high level of skepticism over the Air Force's assertion about the value of training exercises.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-74091125944222559212008-07-31T16:14:00.000-05:002008-07-31T16:14:00.000-05:00If only the various news services were as thorough...If only the various news services were as thorough and objective as you.The Mad Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270287378457491458noreply@blogger.com