US ambassador killed over a film

[FireIceTalon]

We do seem to get all excited and draw the usual knee-jerk conclusions from initial reports, don't we, Ashock? (I know it isn't just you that does this. It is a human trait, exacerbated by the speed at which 'news' gets to us.)

I doubt that any of us will really find out the entire story even in the long run, but second thoughts reported today by the CBC suggest that the attack in Benghazi might not have been quite as spontaneous or religion-based as the initial report suggests.

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If you read my whole post.... carefully, you'd notice that I mentioned all of the violence that is going on because of this film.

From the OP: "Even more importantly, who is rioting en masse over this movie? A movie!".

Forget the killing of the counsel if you want. Look at what is going on in several different countries and look to the reason the so called demonstrators are giving for the voilence.

If you feel like keeping your head buried beneath the sand, go ahead. Don't worry though, that won't save you in the end.

Well, what did you think the result was going to be when a hateful video such as this goes public? That they were going to be happy about it? Use your head man.

If a film maker in Hollywood made a pro Holocaust documentary or movie, what do you think the result would be? You would definitely see violent protests break out in Israel, and it could even go as far as to damage US-Israel foreign relationships. In the particular circumstances, you are talking about countries that have a shaky relationship with America at best to begin with, several of which already downright HATE America. And you didn't think something like this would happen? Not saying blowing up US Embassies is justified, but you are very naive if you think this type of thing wasn't going to happen. You play with fire, you will get burned.