Why is my TV Calling This Israeli War of Aggression a "Crisis"?

[leftchick]

For three weeks now I have seen the words, conflict, crisis and clashes. Almost 1000 Dead lebanese, half a million displaced and thousands more wounded, infrastructure targeted and demolished! Bombing hospitals for gods sakes?? And this is the best they come up with?....



It is a fucking WAR! A War of Aggression!



QUALITY REPEAT A Lebanese couple mourn as they sit in a hospital beside a picture of a relative who was killed in the same hospital during an Israeli attack in the city of Baalbeck some 150 km (93 miles) north of Beirut August 2, 2006. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (LEBANON)

[ixion]

1. two words: ratings and money

okay... two words if you don't include the conjunction. :-)

That's infotainment! :evilgrin:

[leftchick]

3. compare this to the US shock and awe of Baghdad

they are trying awfully hard not to use the "W" word.

[ixion]

8. well, gee, it's not a war, it's pre-emptive self-defense in the broader

Global War on Terror. :eyes: :sarcasm:

Except for the 'war' part. :evilgrin:

[bryant69]

2. Seems like they are calling it a crisis, not a crises

And I suppose they might have factored in the fact that Hezbollah took some actions that incited this conflict.

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[leftchick]

5. whoopsies

you have it a bit wrong. I believe the Israelis were looking for an excuse to launch their war that has been planned for over a year.

[bryant69]

7. You can believe whatever you like I suppose

This is America, and i'm not the sort of person to be critical of another persons beliefs.

[spanone]

4. It sells more advertising time. Iraq has worn thin with the money people.

New logos, new theme songs...a brand new war!!!! And if you advertise during a BREAKING NEWS segment, you get twice the bang for your buck. Chuckle Chuckle.

[NNN0LHI]

6. Same reason the media says we are liberating Iraq

And Iraq has had "free and fair" elections."

And Bush's puppets hiding in the Green Zone aren't really Iraqi puppets either. (Had people trying to convince me of that here too. They immediately went onto my psychopath list.)

And we are chasing international terrorists around Afghanistan.

Because when their lips are moving they are lying.

Don