Juan Cole on VA Tech Shootings: "In Iraq, This Is A Daily Event"

[oaklandhater]

Cole On Virginia Tech Shootings: ‘In Iraq, This Is A Daily Event’
The profoundly tragic events at Virginia Tech yesterday have produced sorrow and grief across the country. While this massacre deserves the nation’s attention, it is also worth noting that such grief rips apart Iraqi lives nearly every day in the same manner.

University of Michigan Professor Juan Cole pointed out last night on PBS’s Newshour:

Remember that we’re all concerned, as we should be, about these events at Virginia Tech today. In Iraq this is a daily event. Imagine how horrible it would be if this kind of massacre were occurring every single day. And the people of Iraq feel that either the Americans are not stopping it or they’re actually causing it

Link to video http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/17/cole-virginia/

[oaklandhater]

Is it me or does any one else find it sicking how ppl are useing the VT shooting for there own needs violent video games/TV WBC Iraq exc.

[NewPhin]

Yeah, it's annoying. On 48 hours special last night, the interviewer straight up asked Bush if they needed to reconsider gun control legislation in the wake of this. She seamlessly went from talking about people's grief and the emotions to politics. Even I found it pretty annoying and inappropriate.

[Ultra Peanut]

I don't see what's offensive about this particular comment, unless the guy was being asked specifically about the VPI situation.

The people jumping to action using it to push [insert issue here] are assclowns, but I don't really see him as one of those. It's true that this is profoundly horrible, and it's true that things of this are occurring in Iraq on a day-to-day basis.

[OnTheWarpath58]

4 bombings kill 157 this morning.....

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ?SITE=MOSTP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[Pitt Gorilla]

I don't see what's offensive about this particular comment, unless the guy was being asked specifically about the VPI situation.

The people jumping to action using it to push [insert issue here] are assclowns, but I don't really see him as one of those. It's true that this is profoundly horrible, and it's true that things of this are occurring in Iraq on a day-to-day basis.I agree. While this was likely purely political, it doesn't detract from the fact that it is basically true. This happening once is a tragedy. This happening daily is incomprehensible

[memyselfI]

I agree. While this was likely purely political, it doesn't detract from the fact that it is basically true. This happening once is a tragedy. This happening daily is incomprehensible

Agreed.

[patteeu]

I agree. While this was likely purely political, it doesn't detract from the fact that it is basically true. This happening once is a tragedy. This happening daily is incomprehensible

We should start comprehending it (maybe not "daily" but something in between the two) if we tuck tail and run from Iraq.

[Jenson71]

Yeah, it's annoying. On 48 hours special last night, the interviewer straight up asked Bush if they needed to reconsider gun control legislation in the wake of this. She seamlessly went from talking about people's grief and the emotions to politics. Even I found it pretty annoying and inappropriate.

This is kind of funny, just because I hear you telling us "and I'm one of the most annoying and inappropriate people in the world."