This was nothing like an ordinary war, we could not miss it .and id came crashing in day and night.

THE GULF WAR FROM AMERIICA'S LIVING ROOM
by REV P ADOTEY ADDO
February 17, 2001



WE SAW THE WHOLE WAR ON TELEVISION
A Poetic Reflection on Operation Desert Storm an excellent military Operation captured on TV for Posterity.


The Gulf War named Operation Desert Storm was the first war to be live from both sides which created a very interesting and unique moment in communications history for America and for the World. We not only had the American coalition side from press briefings and on-the-scene reports in the Gulf itself, but also very dramatic reports from all the CNN correspondents located there . And for the two-month duration of the war we were able to actually hear and see regular reports to an international audience, and it made it all very exciting for everyone on CNN. HERE IS HOW ONE POET SAW THE WHOLE THING :

WE SAW THE WHOLE WAR ON TELEVISION

They cleared the trenches
With only M-16 rifles and hand grenades
It was as scary as it could be
And the enemy artillery rounds
Kept coming down like rain
They all hugged the desert ground
And just sat there holding their breath
One cried, we are alive
And another, are you ok?
We relived the same fear
Every time the bullets flew
Most of them were afraid
It was natural to be

They had pictures of sons and daughters
Wives and husbands, loved ones and all
They had pictures of their kids
I think it made some cry
But soon they moved and met the enemy in the trenches
The battle cry was given
And the bullets flew
The frightened even began to surrender

What a boost to our confidence
No more resistance
And from now on they only had to look
Not very hard over the horizon
To point the way South
For them and the television cameras
We saw it all on CNN.