War is no game
Turn on almost any news channel and you’ll see the same thing: endless loops of bombs falling, rockets streaking, and ships exploding. The footage plays again and again like a highlight reel.
But this isn’t a video game. Beneath every explosion are human beings — families, neighborhoods, and sometimes children in places like schools that become “collateral damage.”
Now, during the latest escalation with Iran, the spectacle is everywhere. Anchors narrate strikes as if calling a sporting event, while leaders boast about how much destruction we can deliver…