White Light/Black Rain on HBO - anyone watching? It's about bombing of Japan.

[Minimus]

It is hard to watch. The pictures of the dead children and the burn victims are making me cry.

Survivors are telling the story of what happened that day and what they endured and witnessed.

I hate that my country did this. I hate what we are doing to innocent Iraqis. I hate what is happening to our young service men and women.

I hate war!

I hate this administration!

Sorry - I'm a bit emotional and I had to let it out.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

1. Damn, I forgot that was on...

I'll have to check the HBO schedule and see when they re-air it. It's on HBO West at 9:30 pm CDT. Good I can still watch Big Love and not miss any of White Light/Black Rain.

That is if the satellite doesn't go out. We're having some pretty good thunderstorms moving through the Chicago area right now.

[Minimus]

2. I forgot it was on but turned on HBO to wait for Big Love to start ..

I was looking forward to Big Love and now I'm in a totally different mood.

[Robson]

3. HEY.....I fully understand

The media shows a story and it makes one emotional and then you want to express your outrage to someone.

The sad thing about war is that the leaders that start it rarely pay the ultimate price. They sit in smoke filled rooms of luxury with their deputies and discuss broad strategies. If they lose they are allowed to take their wealth and go to some far away place such as Paraguay, etc.

Their subservient military officers that strategize are treated by opposing sides as gentlemen, while the civilians and underling grunts are treated as disposable commodities to die or be maimed, and used to make a pathetic self serving political point for the leadership.