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**prpaims** · 05-03-2007, 08:12 PM

@Rapunzel

I am 48 years old, and like you I remember how Vietnam dominated family and other social situation discussions. I also remember the reporting... people like Dan Rather who cut his teeth on Vietnam updates... that is really what is missing today.

In fact, the situation on the ground today is probably as serious as it was than, but I do not see the same sense of public urgency today as I did than, and a lot of the reason has to do with the way we get our news. Brian Williams recently did nightly updates on the war from Iraq. That lasted a week. Good for him, but we used to get updates like that everyday from all three networks on Vietnam. And they were much closer to the combat than Williams was. We are all to preoccupied with Anna Nichole and Don Imus to worry about Iraq.

And as you may or may not have implied, maybe people like me are part of the problem. You asked what I am doing... not much... I regret to say. You're right.. we all need to do more.

05-03-2007, 08:12 PM	#25
prpaims Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 520 Senior Member	@Rapunzel I am 48 years old, and like you I remember how Vietnam dominated family and other social situation discussions. I also remember the reporting... people like Dan Rather who cut his teeth on Vietnam updates... that is really what is missing today. In fact, the situation on the ground today is probably as serious as it was than, but I do not see the same sense of public urgency today as I did than, and a lot of the reason has to do with the way we get our news. Brian Williams recently did nightly updates on the war from Iraq. That lasted a week. Good for him, but we used to get updates like that everyday from all three networks on Vietnam. And they were much closer to the combat than Williams was. We are all to preoccupied with Anna Nichole and Don Imus to worry about Iraq. And as you may or may not have implied, maybe people like me are part of the problem. You asked what I am doing... not much... I regret to say. You're right.. we all need to do more.
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