Reply #23: I completely agree [View All]

I opposed the Iraq war from the beginning and I would oppose any war against North Korea. But does that mean we have to be silent on the facts? The facts are that North Korea is in the hands of a dictator who calls himself a god and who mistreats his people. Concerts and reporting on those concerts are the opposite of wars of conquest. Do you honestly think that the tone of that CNN report was one intended to raise the war ardor of Americans? I saw it more as a piece intended to generate understanding between Americans and North Koreans, showing the latter as ordinary people and that North Koreans are not at fault for the situation they are in because they are so heavily controlled and regulated by an authoritarian regime. Before the Iraq War, there were broadcasts on Link TV and FSTV called "Bridge To Baghdad" in which young Americans and young Iraqis spoke to each other and tried to better understand each other. Unfortunately, those broadcasts were not allowed on American commercial television.