On: U.S. Capitol Locked Down Amid Escalating Protests

[aksss]

20 years ago we started an un-ending war in the Mideast that stemmed from a lack of critical evaluation of what the intelligence community was telling us. For you to say things were better then.. for whom? And even if I were to agree with you I'm not sure it's appropriate to lay the blame at the feet of information technology. Social and cultural evolution happens (has happened) without mass adoption of the Internet.

[dragonwriter → aksss]

> 20 years ago we started an un-ending war in the Mideast

Or, given the conflict starting from the first Gulf War and continuing up until the second, maybe 30 years ago.

Or, given the US deep involvement in the immediately preceding Iran-Iraq war, maybe closer to 40 years ago.

Or...