Relatives now given option, when dead soldiers are brought home

[dmek25]

its like anything else. the more you see something, the more your reminded of it. war is an ugly thing, that our government doesn't want it stuck in peoples minds.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by dmek25

its like anything else. the more you see something, the more your reminded of it. war is an ugly thing, that our government doesn't want it stuck in peoples minds.

No. The government we have now (Obama) wants the people to have the freedom to see it, and the press to have the freedom to cover it.

The previous administration under Bush thought it was disrespectful to the families for the media to cover it. You can allege/opine that they were trying to control the public's view on it, but understand that was not their public stance. Their public stance was it was a matter of respect for the dead and their families.