Did They Mean It
My take on the shooting down of the Passenger Jet in Iran53 total reviews
Comment from Ben Colder
It was done for spite of the attention Trump is getting from that nation and giving them the money they asked for. No so much for killing the General but the other. Thanks for your post.
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It was done for spite of the attention Trump is getting from that nation and giving them the money they asked for. No so much for killing the General but the other. Thanks for your post.
Comment Written 15-Jan-2020
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No crime in life committed against innocence goes unpunished forever. Krama is truly the B. they say she is.
Comment from susand3022
Hi Nomi... Yup, but nothing that anyone can do will ever bring them, or anyone that falls from the sky that way, back again... so I'm all for holding back on the retaliation! I'm one for staying off the planes too. Especially after hearing the other day that the airline that had all that guidance system trouble knew long before that those planes weren't safe! They knew it in the testing stages and they still did nothing to fix the systems. They have all these e-mails saying things like, "would you put your family on this plane?" "no" from company heads! I'll stay on my own continent. LOL
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Hi Nomi... Yup, but nothing that anyone can do will ever bring them, or anyone that falls from the sky that way, back again... so I'm all for holding back on the retaliation! I'm one for staying off the planes too. Especially after hearing the other day that the airline that had all that guidance system trouble knew long before that those planes weren't safe! They knew it in the testing stages and they still did nothing to fix the systems. They have all these e-mails saying things like, "would you put your family on this plane?" "no" from company heads! I'll stay on my own continent. LOL
Comment Written 15-Jan-2020
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Smart move. I would love to travel to all the distant places in the world, but I can safely do that via video and books. I do not need to go boots in the ground for every place I find interesting.
Comment from Coco Jane
Some interesting commentary on recent world events.
In line 3, no comma is needed after "souls."
In line 9, no comma is needed after "planes."
You seem to have couplets, except for the first line-it has no rhyming partner. Is that intentional?
"It is still tough" might be strengthened with more emotion--how many have suffered and how much. Just a suggestion.
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Some interesting commentary on recent world events.
In line 3, no comma is needed after "souls."
In line 9, no comma is needed after "planes."
You seem to have couplets, except for the first line-it has no rhyming partner. Is that intentional?
"It is still tough" might be strengthened with more emotion--how many have suffered and how much. Just a suggestion.
This rating does not count towards story rating or author rank.
The highest and the lowest rating are not included in calculations.
Comment Written 15-Jan-2020
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Thank you Coco Jane. Any writer who feels or believes that his work is above critique is fooling himself to his own detriment. Thank you for the advice and review comments.
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I so agree, Nomi. I appreciate your not being offended by corrections and suggestions.
Comment from heavenempress
hi, excellent piece of work. I so touched by the idea behind the poem and how you managed to come up with it. Simple but powerful, I liked it. Keep it up and I highly recommend your work to others.
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hi, excellent piece of work. I so touched by the idea behind the poem and how you managed to come up with it. Simple but powerful, I liked it. Keep it up and I highly recommend your work to others.
Comment Written 15-Jan-2020
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Thank you, your wonderful comments touch my heart in a special way. I cannot thank you enough.
Comment from dragonpoet
I agree with your poem. There is too much unneeded violence in this world of all kinds. Sorry is not enough. My question is can anyone not accidentally launch a missile? If they did hit the wrong target then they should not be using such weapons at all.
Keep writing
dragonpoet
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I agree with your poem. There is too much unneeded violence in this world of all kinds. Sorry is not enough. My question is can anyone not accidentally launch a missile? If they did hit the wrong target then they should not be using such weapons at all.
Keep writing
dragonpoet
Comment Written 15-Jan-2020
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Wow! Your words should go to every nation in the world that has the potential to do such a thing. Bless you.
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You're welcome. Have a good weekend.
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Thank you, I believe that I will.
Comment from Lobber
Hello, a wonderful tribute to a very sad and nasty event....of course they meant to do it... had it been filled with Americans they would have been cheering and bragging about their marksmanship
- Lobber
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Hello, a wonderful tribute to a very sad and nasty event....of course they meant to do it... had it been filled with Americans they would have been cheering and bragging about their marksmanship
- Lobber
Comment Written 15-Jan-2020
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You are right. Thank God there were not any Americans on board that plane. If there had been, I very much fear that there would have been hell to pay, and I think that the Iranians knew that as well.
Comment from Janet Foor
I think your take on the tragedy is spot on Nomi. I don't know if it was intentional or not but the results are the same. Many, many people lost this lives because of it and saying "sorry" doesn't change that fact.
Well done.
Blessings
Janet
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I think your take on the tragedy is spot on Nomi. I don't know if it was intentional or not but the results are the same. Many, many people lost this lives because of it and saying "sorry" doesn't change that fact.
Well done.
Blessings
Janet
Comment Written 15-Jan-2020
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Thank you Janet. I so appreciate your kind words. It s so tragic that innocent lives were wasted in such a senseless way.
Comment from Patty Palmer
My thoughts exactly! We may never know whether they meant to shoot that plane down or not. Doesn't matter why they did it the fact is they did it! All of those innocent lives taken for no reason. Agreed! I am not to be boarding any aircraft anytime soon. I always imagine those poor passengers realize something is wrong and know they are looking death in the face that very minute!
Patty
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My thoughts exactly! We may never know whether they meant to shoot that plane down or not. Doesn't matter why they did it the fact is they did it! All of those innocent lives taken for no reason. Agreed! I am not to be boarding any aircraft anytime soon. I always imagine those poor passengers realize something is wrong and know they are looking death in the face that very minute!
Patty
Comment Written 15-Jan-2020
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Yes, I will not be flying anywhere any time soon. Flying in America may be safer, but staying home is even safer.
Comment from evesayshi
In my opinion, a stunning write - relevant and frightening in its clarity of our times, well constructed and striking in presentation - rhyming rhythm is strong and purposefully delivered. Oh, those good old days...
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In my opinion, a stunning write - relevant and frightening in its clarity of our times, well constructed and striking in presentation - rhyming rhythm is strong and purposefully delivered. Oh, those good old days...
Comment Written 15-Jan-2020
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Thank you my friend. I am afraid that the good old days may be gone forever. In their place is doubt and uncertainty, fear and trepidation, and finally distrust and outright failure.
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I agree, and all we can do is hope for the best, while we each do our best to pay ethics and peace forward...Eve
Comment from Bill Schott
This poem, Did They Mean It?, looks at the results of Iran's attempt to retaliate against others. They shot down a passenger plane filled with their own people, along with Canadians and Ukrainians. Flying is statistically safe, but not in a war zone. This tragedy shows the innocent paying for the sins of governments.
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This poem, Did They Mean It?, looks at the results of Iran's attempt to retaliate against others. They shot down a passenger plane filled with their own people, along with Canadians and Ukrainians. Flying is statistically safe, but not in a war zone. This tragedy shows the innocent paying for the sins of governments.
Comment Written 15-Jan-2020
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So well said. Good intentions or not, the guilty must not only admit their guilt, they should be willing to pay somehow and or some way.
