Should We Be Allowed To See Scenes Of P.O.W's And Their Treatment Overseas?

I will honestly try to think of the best way to post this-without disturbing our more sensitive USM'ers & the younger folks. It is a painful subject, and disturbing in content. But, I will try my best. It concerns torture, and showing a lack of respect for our dead soldiers by the enemy.

Those of us,(myself included), are old enough to remember seeing images of war on T.V.-know that it can be very graphic & difficult to watch.We also know, from returned Vet's, what really happens in enemy hands.

Now-we know how Saddam treats his own people. Don't even try the "American Press", and "We Don't REALLY Know-We Just Know What Bush Wants Us To Know"-line.

We know how Saddam treats his own prisoners. (We even know how he treated our prisoners during the first Iraqi War.)

Now the news agencies overseas were shown scenes of prisoners showing signs of abuse. The Iraqi's were definately abusing our dead.nd, even the cowards of the United Natins are stepping forward & saying "Hey, Saddam is breaking the Geneva-Convention!"......Well, no kidding.

SO:

1) do we show it?

2) would you look if they did?

3)would it encourage the enemy?

4)would it motivate the undecided here in the U.S.?

5)would it cause more harm (mentally) than good?

What do you all think?

*****I am not yet posting my position, on this debate*****

I will later.......

Should such scenes, be shown on American T.V.? I am tnking about cable, like CNN, or FoxNews. Or MSNBC..not "regular" t.v.

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