[mmakunas]

I agree. Technology and media over the past two decades have done more to sanitize war (and thus make it more palatable). It's good to see the oposite happening. As dickc says, "twitter brings you closer." The more we experience the reality of it, the better our decisions will be regarding it IMHO.

[sageikosa]

Goes back farther than that. German metal band Accept had a song on their 1986 "Russian Roulette" album called "TV War" basically lamenting the (already present) desensitization towards war brought about by bringing it safely into the living room while it remained "entertaining and far-far away".