What do you think the reaction would have been if the invasion of Normandy Beach was aired, in its day? Please note - I am not drawing parallels between our current conflict and World War II, I'm simply talking about the effect of allowing people to see and understand the raw brutality of war.
To take Normandy, commanders sent young men to their deaths. Literally. It was a battle where, to take the beach, it was required. The tacticians knew that the bullets would not hit *everyone*, but that many would be cut down and killed before they ever touched the first blade of grass. The ones who lived killed the Axis forces defending the beach. That is war.
Knowing all that we know, now, I wonder what would our reaction have been, then?
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