Israeli military reports 'intense fighting' as it begins ground operations in Lebanon | DW News

[@zeon3123]

Breaking: Iran warned that it will have more warning!

[@johnpeter3516]

Jiwaka

[@jcg5541]

😂

[@talhaqureshi2394]

Hahaha

[@foilhat1138]

Iran is too busy worrying about the real enemy, women who have their head uncovered.

[@NikolasTesla-g1s]

They have prayed to Allah from a more louder loud speaker.. They are unable to understand if any body is listening out there😂😂😂

[@bornonjuly7052]

Iran had abandoned their proxy Hezbollah. The Ayatollah and Mullahs are now hiding in their bunkers and does not answers the rangs of their cell phones, Pagers and walkie talkies.😅😅😅😅

[@kolumbos]

You laugh at terrorism, interesting!

[@alen2773]

Don’t understand why so many people take joy fron war, terrorism and death

[@hamidhamidi3134]

Iran is a paper tiger.

[@mycosys]

You been stocking up on those imports you wont be able to get?

[@Crisdo13]

😂😂

[@mikecoxbent5952]

The Lebanese army even backed off and let them in because they want Hezbollah gone to

[@TimociGaunavinaka-g6w]

The Lebanese Army is a coward Army. If Hezbollah is strong, they give in to Hezbollah. When Israel proves it is stronger than Hezbollah, they give in to Israel. If a group of LGBT form an army that is seen to be stronger than Israel and Hezbollah, they join the LGBT.

[@Crisdo13]

💯

[@theworldviewers3586]

Is that an army?😂😂😂

[@El-Hilfi]

No it's because Lebanese army was never made to defend Lebanese territories and they never did.

[@ggcc4303]

Smart for the Lebanese army to let the IDF in. It's not their fight.

[@samtheresearcher]

If Hezbollah will not be held accountable by the Lebanese state or the UN, someone will. Stay safe, IDF.

[@filipe5722]

And who will held IDF accountable?

[@ntino21]

Are you trolling, or do you mean these that you write?

[@basselassi5355]

“Indeed, those who disbelieve - it is all the same for them whether you warn them or do not warn them - they will not believe. Allah has set a seal upon their hearts and upon their hearing, and over their vision is a veil. And for them is a great punishment.” (Chapter 2:6-7)

[@ryanhotrod5416]

Freedom 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱💙💙💙​@@filipe5722

[@roystonmason9125]

screw that

[@jibril2950]

To the people boycotting Isreali products,it turned out even hesbollah was buying pagers and walkie talkies from Isreal 😂

[@mycosys]

*hungary

[@georgemiller5950]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

​@@mycosysno Israel They manufactured them as a shell company

[@mycosys]

@@TheMagicJIZZ LOL you live quite a fantasy life

[@SserukumaPontian-sn2xj]

Blessings to 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱. We pray for peace

[@oraschannel]

Israel : less talk more actions Arabs: MORE TALK no actions

[@filipe5722]

For global peace, we need more talk and less actions. Arabs have the correct mindset.

[@oraschannel]

@@filipe5722 🤣🤣🤣🤣 your mean the victim mindset

[@1610dim]

​@@filipe5722Not always! Sometimes you have to hit the enemy. Otherwise he will hit you.

[@oraschannel]

@@1610dim but they don’t have the balls to do it

[@appletree6741]

Not true. Arabs have been attacking Israel over and over again this is why IDF retaliated

[@pravinshingadia7337]

Nasrallah was 14 floors underground and they still got him. This is why all the Ayatollah’s are crapping themselves knowing the bunkers they’ve spent last 20 years building are utterly useless.

[@MGold00]

4 level 😂😂😂 not 14

[@puraLusa]

They are specially useless cause they mistreated the workers who built them by being a terrible gov. This means the location of said bunkers is not a secret.

[@phindiledulazelawrence9040]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@vhyles]

14 floors? That's helluva deep 😅 Another dude is saying 4 floors, which seems more believable. Someone got a source? 🤔

[@TheHonestSpeaker]

🍔

[@johnmwaura2926]

Israel has no choice .. for a very long period international community failed to confronts Iranian terrorism in Iraq, Syria , Yemen and Lebanon ..

[@1.4billion65]

You want fight all those countries?

[@rhobelito]

Bec they are the UN, UNSC and UNRWA - imagine they are being used by terrorist and communist country. Its function no longer works.

[@raulmorales3326]

​@@1.4billion65 they are rich in oil tho america may use Israel to get resources from the country that Israel occupied as a payment in the end of the day

[@4lugan]

They are responsible for everything. They invaded in 1948

[@masakitonguba8919]

only US and its friends are allowed to invade and occupy sovereign countries ^_^

[@IrrationalCharm]

I remember people used to comment that Israel was losing this war. YIKES

[@itn216]

Those people are dead

[@hamster-wh3ws]

Israel seem rather clever when it comes to feigning weakness. Then it suddenly turns round. A nasty surprise for their enemies :O

[@shgalagalaa]

@@hamster-wh3ws At no point during the last year has it at any point looked like Israel was losing militarily. There have been questions about whether they will escalate or not but thats about it.

[@Nabonidus-m7x]

It's the easiest task in the world to win when US tax dollars infinitely fund you.

[@netiturtle]

They were assisted by Kremlin trolls. Kremlin seems to have changed course on the subject and at least on social media 'influencing', no longer assisting Iran

[@jeremy_mwangi]

Both DWs correspondence look sad,,why 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@IrinaWirz-nl9el]

Maybe because innocent people are dying!!!!!

[@Baphomet23]

maybe because there is now even more fighting than before.

[@MovieGuy808]

There is nothing happy about war, even if you support the cause.

[@Kabooter436]

​@@MovieGuy808 Some people are celebrating from their own religion and country.......this says something about burden and suppression 😊

[@benjaminunruh7970]

​@IrinaWirz-nl9el who hezbollah and their supporters?

[@timbo365]

If you can’t live in peace with your neighbours.. don’t expect to live in peace.

[@Nga-y1k]

Putin should read this😂😂😂

[@cuti-k9s]

Iran have left the chat room, they are now drinking tea in russia.

[@SamSam-wd3ci]

🤣🤣🤣

[@SamSam-wd3ci]

Vodka tea?

[@codybell6882]

​@@SamSam-wd3ciwell they have to cope with such a significant strategic defeat somehow 😂

[@Kabooter436]

​@@SamSam-wd3ci 72 Virgins Toned Mlik

[@roystonmason9125]

pissrael

[@m_chizo]

Israel is the true definition of walk the talk.

[@DoIt-e3l]

Iran just ran. 😂😂😂😂

[@daraa151]

E-ran😂

[@AuralioCabal]

Ayatollah Khamenei " I ran & hide"😂

[@JJmusicGaming]

I RUN

[@michaelogunronbi237]

😂

[@rew415]

🪺

[@Mrqwerty2109]

Israel is the definition of "I'm not stuck in the Middle East with you, you're stuck in the Middle East with me!"

[@PxThucydides]

Yes but if they really are God’s chosen people, why did he put them there, instead of, say, New Zealand?

[@brendabrinkmanpasichnyk3500]

Lebanon representative is not truthful. The citizens knew the situation. They weren't surprised one bit.

[@ItisOKtobewhite]

Meanwhile, Iran gave its final final final final final fanil fanil fanil ..... fanil fanil. ........ fanil warning . They say they will keep giving final final warnings.

[@appletree6741]

In their final warning they warned there will be just a few more final warnings

[@AdegbiteSola]

😂😂😂

[@wtfishappening8476]

They have no money for War. 🤡🤡

[@monmin7918]

😂😂😂

[@monmin7918]

​@appletree6741 😂😂😂

[@kklchau]

3 sad women reporting

[@nuqwestr]

2nd Wave feminism , the true terror in the West.

[@sylvia106]

Hey you’re right!

[@JeffBilkins]

1 incel commenter spotted

[@IanMay-g5u]

It would be nice if they could string a sentence together. Just kids.

[@Gos1234567]

Ummm,hmmmm,uhhhh,well…..ummmm…😂😂😂😂 “journalist”

[@michaelpower9172]

Leave the tiny country of Israel alone and the tiny population will live in peace with its neighbours

[@gcoanstevens]

What about the Palestinians who live in Gaza/West Bank/Jerusalem who have lived there for hundreds/thousands of years? Asking for a friend.

[@ekahab]

@@gcoanstevens They lived in peace with each other and were intermixed communities for hundreds of years, it's only recently that outside proxies have fomented violence between the two groups. Gaza was peaceful and prosperous until Hamas violently overthrew the PA in 2006. Iran is the puppet master behind all this violence and has been since 1979.

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

​@gcoanstevens did you miss the part where they said let them live in peace? That's is a pre-requisite that Palestinians just can't abide by. They started this EVERY TIME. But ya. Isreal is to blame 🙄🙄🙄

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

​@@gcoanstevenswhat happened on Nov 30, 1947 on those busses?

[@shgalagalaa]

@@gcoanstevens Perhaps they could refrain from terrorism for a few years and the situation could be resolved.

[@allenmoses110]

The incursion is smaller because Israel is using South Lebanon as a proving ground for its advanced high tech weaponry. This is not 2006, and Israel now has very powerful AI autonomous weapons. Hezbollah is being killed off.

[@khiemdee4573]

Powerful, Israel begs for money and weapons from the US

[@brodriguez11000]

Maybe, but as Ukraine demonstrated one doesn't need high-tech to win a war.

[@burden_of_knowing]

Correction: There was an immediate reason for Hamas to attack on Oct7 2023 and that was to stop Saudi Arabia from normalizing ties with Israel.

[@GetMoneyFuggBidges]

So what about the grape and becapitations of civilians?

[@brendabrinkmanpasichnyk3500]

Wrong

[@mc5967]

​@@GetMoneyFuggBidges didnt happen

[@davidsuzukiispolpot]

@@GetMoneyFuggBidges That was part of it. And also to give some profit to the people who paid, the Persian Mullahs in Iran. And for their enjoyment.

[@dreamspheree]

​@@mc5967 it's documented by Hamas troops what are you talking about.

[@danielfichman7517]

Iran will not confront directly. this is the idea of proxies, proxies fight for you, you do not fight for proxies. Elementary dear Watson

[@andyd568]

This is an underrated assessment.

[@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl]

Iran very well knows it can't win a "full scale war"(what ever it means) with Israel, what's backed by the US. And you're right.

[@klubchez5224]

Sensational comment.

[@SomeBoredVato]

What do you gotta say now?

[@cathyontong5324]

ONE THING ABOUT BIBI NETANJAHU........HIS WORD IS HIS HONOUR ! He couldn't care less about the disrespect he gets from the Arab world or for that matter anyone else in the world. He is a man of TRUTH AND HONOUR ! ! !

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Arabs respect the 'Strong Man' & Bibi is done putting up with months of rickets from foolish people.

[@bellywood7688]

Like boris johnson

[@CheekyMonkey0007]

Disrespect from the arab world? He is indicted by the ICC, literally speaking, a world cr!m!nal despised by the entire world.

[@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl]

"Man of honor" awaiting jail time when leaving office.

[@shgalagalaa]

Idk whats honorable about corruption but sure

[@Lucas-uo9ml]

special ground operations ? why not just call it a war ?

[@oraschannel]

special military operation lol

[@yidpgh]

Because the US is going to an election soon and this is easier for bad parties to stand behind of

[@orakta7733]

It is called a war, at least in Israel, for almost an year now. In a war you conduct operations. Any other questions?

[@LenaRoss-i9e]

Isn’t that what Putin said when it invaded Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@allankimani5953]

Exactly my point. That is a military public opinion management terminology. It is war. A long war. There is no guarantee that moving Hezbollah North of Litani River will stop it from sending missiles and rockets towards Israel. Litani is how many KMs from Israeli border, 30 Km? And Hezbollah has medium range missiles able to rich the Dead sea.

[@TheMalayLinguist]

FAFO

[@therewdy4038]

Israel is not working. Believe me alot of Israelis have died today!

[@corneliosy8788]

The UN refused to enforce UN Res 1701.The failure was malicious & intentional.With that, it is Israel who must enforce that UN Resolution for its own safety & security.

[@philgriffin8687]

Shame they are not so keen on upholding all those other UN resolutions huh.

[@Dirtypandasan]

You can start from Wikipedia article: Israeli war crimes. Remember to check sources and read those too. It should be sobering reading unless one wants to stay in denial and disregard facts to continue hold their comfortable beliefs.

[@PxThucydides]

What about resolution 242? If you are granting Israel the right to enforce resolutions you might want to look that one up.

[@turker03]

Lebanon should have a central army and police, nothing else. How armed group have more members than national army? :D So International comunity should solve Lebanon problem.

[@johnnyzakka]

Yes it should, but sadly the government and army are not allowed to purchase or own any weapons that would give them any strength.

[@puraLusa]

Or aprove laws that allows all parliament seated parties to have their own private army for equality. One or the other would do. As it is its a no no.

[@1martinjom]

@@johnnyzakka The reason given why Lebanon cannot purchase any weapons from overseas suppliers is because their Military is internally compromised, and infiltrated by Hezbollah among their ranks.

[@1martinjom]

They do. However, their ranks are completely compromised, and infiltrated loyal to Hezbollah.

[@henrybanjawan4304]

Lebanon should not allow any militia in its own land.

[@gerardvinh8766]

Condolences to the pro - terrorist Western Media including DW. Don’t look so depressed when reading the News.

[@masakitonguba8919]

only US and its friends are allowed to invade and occupy sovereign countries ^_^

[@AresGodofWar]

God bless and protect the IDF. God grant victory to the IDF.

[@tiktoklovers6322]

God don't protect evil

[@Zojaam-21]

@@tiktoklovers6322So they are evil and the other sides are angels?

[@outback109]

DW....cheerleaders for islamists.

[@Sundream_65]

I don't understand why leftists and Islamists are BFFs everywhere, literally in almost every country leftists + Islamists are in one team, I mean the first victims of Islamists would be leftists 😂.

[@scouseaussie1638]

Deranged Women

[@PeiyingCao-yg6ru]

但伊斯兰主义者肯定不喜欢DW！😂😂😂

[@Owen7768]

When you poke a Bear eventually it's gonna bite

[@rytiss.5205]

Unlikely. As long as Iran itself is not attacked they will probably not lift a finger to stop what is happening. Iran is a very lazy bear.

[@roystonmason9125]

get ready

[@Rick-qf5de]

Hamas is still trying to figure out if they need to see a proctologist or a podiatrist.... 😮

[@robertnewhart3547]

And don't call me Shirley.

[@DerrickWilliams-w1d]

All those countries that have joined themselves with Iran, HAS called down a CURSE UPON THEMSELVES

[@harry3069]

I blame I ran!

[@Inumerablenimfa5]

LORD please protect IDF 🙏🙏🙏

[@Amit-th8gy]

May God protect the IDF soldiers.

[@borisreljanovic7292]

Roger Waters, Greta Thornberg and the students from Columbia university had a complete meltdown when they heard the news of israel entering Lebanon...

[@snoomtreb]

What does Greta have to do with Palestine protests? Israel is in the right here. But don't conflate issues.

[@본드사스마]

What happened to these three women 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@gomer6713]

They were too stunned to speak 😂

[@robertomorales6488]

Nasrallah’s widows

[@TBanji]

​@@robertomorales6488😂😂

[@partickaljamested5146]

doing their job. its a war, not a knitting circle. who are you? nobody liceboy.

[@masakitonguba8919]

only US and its friends are allowed to invade and occupy sovereign countries ^_^

[@charlessmyth]

From the south to the north of Lebanon, it is the same distance as Key Largo to Mar-a-Lago. For area, Lebanon is only three times the area of Long Island Unlike for Gaza, where Egypt and the Gulf States blocked the flight of the citizens of Gaza, with millions of Lebanese free to flee to Syria, Iraq and Türkiye, this campaign against Hezbollah will be a short campaign.

[@robertnewhart3547]

So you are saying that we can glass the WHOLE situation!? I'm ready.

[@beckyumphrey2626]

Israel, stay strong.

[@SKS22282]

Big loss for DW

[@David-dq9ds]

All those who call for the death of Israel while still using iPhones with chips manufactured in Israel, listen up 😂😂

[@luiscornieles4456]

The US has to sit this one down. Let Isreal deal with their BS.

[@derek22]

While providing financial packages 😂

[@catsNcode]

they already have boots on the ground and have been providing air and ground support. Israel is nothing without the U.S.

[@HispleMedia]

We need to know that there are no hostages in southern Lebanon which means Israel can go all out to deal with hezbollah without restrain.

[@puraLusa]

nope, israel needs to thread carefully as civs are there too.

[@HispleMedia]

@@puraLusa yeah, they had to thread carefully in any war

[@puraLusa]

@@HispleMedia like all armies should. Most don't thou.

[@Sam-nb8ev]

" In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war fathers bury their sons " - Herodotus

[@thetruthhurts-j7j]

Iran spent 40 years building up and sustaining Hez and Israel dismantled it in 9 days.

[@sonnyjohnson8887]

😂... what multiverse did that occur ? Earth9653

[@octowoff3459]

DW, can you please hire reporter's who do not need to use the terms,,, erm err um uh ,totally unprofessional

[@Opga_555]

Very ... 🤢

[@thomasburke3013]

Give them a break they are mourning the loss of their leader

[@Yangar03]

Germany as always on the wrong side of history!

[@noticiasyclimaextremobsts1642]

Who hire this girls oh my gosh ridiculous

[@CNCTEMATIC]

People are so reflexively militaristic in 2024

[@mouna5252elle]

This is major devoloppment this could mean the change of iran

[@puraLusa]

If iran declares war, if not the regime will still have it's revolutionary guard to protect it.

[@wtfishappening8476]

🫰

[@YigaelMessiah]

Shalom over Jerusalem in the name of the Messiah Yeshua from Croatia 😍 ! Glory to God of Israel ❤ !

[@mouhamadoubao8041]

God Bless Lebanon

[@toughluv873]

Notice the correspondent reporting from Lebanon has a hostage face. Not so from reporter in Israel.

[@williamreese6642]

Israel take it back and keep the land, The UN did not do their job ,so you will have to,

[@ResolverResolver]

GOD bless Lebanon,Glory to Lebanon in jesus mighty name Amen;;;;;

[@p1lgr1mOne]

Very objective answers, Mr. Wechsler. You need to be interviewed more often.

[@sk.43821]

Are you serious? This guy is definitely not objective. He simply tells the U.S. narrative.

[@p1lgr1mOne]

@@sk.43821 So you prefer the terrorist's narrative?

[@huntinghippie663]

DWs reporting is so one sided you all should be embarrassed!

[@mitchio86]

What a mess, can't believe how much these guys fight each other

[@waterboy12342232]

America supports you. Go get them, then get out.

[@Donetravlin]

What about Liberty? 1967

[@michaelDsherman]

Go get'em

[@KingAlphaOmega]

Meanwhile Iran planning escape to Mars lol

[@fredneil4235]

God is for you , the IDF , who can be against you .

[@dragasinbrankovic]

Gotta mith uns

[@lmm96_]

Surely Israel must realise that all these bot comments aren’t fooling anybody 😂

[@farmthings1989]

Especially those who use the '😂' at the end of every comment. Lazy abdool

[@thomasburke3013]

Anyone who disagrees with me is obviously not real

[@ariiahohenstein879]

May they be safe and victorious. NO cease fire!

[@lucianluca7059]

pressed 2x speed but for the blondie you need like 5 or 6x

[@chadburg86]

Lmfao, no one should be on tv who says “Ummm” every 5 words.

[@mehdimirza8777]

​@@chadburg86just take it easy give some chance dude be humble

[@mathiasbartl9393]

A smaller operation than in 2006 and no permanent occupation of Lebanese territory, that sounds inconsequential on the large scale.

[@dianamaroun7773]

No reason Enough is enough of the way the Palestinians have been treated for years. You need to look at history

[@greenmushroom6891]

Sure, "the way the Palestinians have been treated for years" by the terrorist of Hamas

[@brendabrinkmanpasichnyk3500]

They were given everything they needed to flourish. But failed to use the gifts wisely.

[@brendabrinkmanpasichnyk3500]

@@greenmushroom6891 yes terrorist warped them.

[@cindyho4586]

Glad that William W articulated the reasons for Israel’s ground operation. People needed to be reminded of the murky history of attacks in the region.

[@Joe-ym6bw]

I hope America isn't dragged into this war

[@R53Hole]

Dragged in!?

[@Dan-u3d]

10 year old intern correspondents that read the news for free

[@kolumbos]

Call it by its real name "Aggression"

[@sebastianstoica578]

You mean retaliation?

[@denniskachale6307]

His/her grammar quite poor really😂😂​@@sebastianstoica578

[@MehranMilani-l2k]

Bravo Israel❤

[@MrLoobu]

It's not hard. Lying is easy when you cover so well for them.

[@SserukumaPontian-sn2xj]

We pray for peace 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@R53Hole]

bollocks

[@telsurrey1]

That guy in glasses from America knows his stuff. Also the first bloke was good. Sorry, I did not get their names. The girls are 'eye candy' The young blonde from Beirut looks scared. Get away from Beirut , love, before it’s too late. Please make the names more prominent.

[@rodeohing2302]

IDF just doing what UN 1701 is requires . Why is UN not supporting the move?

[@gazmothedamaja]

Because Israel is the biggest mistake the UN ever made.

[@puraLusa]

Cause UN is a useless pit of squeming politics.

[@mehdimirza8777]

Un does not support inhumane barbaric act Oppressors

[@seanohare5488]

Finally a German channel looking German

[@SabineMueller-b8d]

Stand by Israel, hope the IDF is save

[@mehdimirza8777]

Stand with humble people not with Oppressors

[@ryanjackson5463]

Yeah... From what we've seen... This shouldn't take long.

[@Matthew-ny6mk]

God bless Israel long live Israel love from Jamaica

[@mehdimirza8777]

But not the Oppressors point of no Return

[@robertnewhart3547]

"They also strOOke (struck)". FFS I'm so out.

[@garyquinlan4075]

The Supreme Leader of Iran wants us to know he is very angry. Not much he can do but he wants us to know he is very angry😀

[@darylfortney8081]

You know you’re doing something right when Russia wants you to stop

[@katyasilentium]

Imagine is Russia would have been doing the same at lebanon.? the west would be screaming hysterically about the aggresion and throwing sanctions left right and centre

[@carlloureiro1628]

Ucrânia didn’t start the war… why compare apples with oranges?

[@fallenone2884]

Never heard what happened in Georgia, syria, moldova, belarus and Ukrainian?

[@zombiechris4813]

One of the first things reporters learn is to avoid ever saying "Uh" or "Um"

[@robhappe2705]

The ground troops only have to identify the coordinates of the resistance

[@puraLusa]

"resistance" *

[@therealBocaStudios]

This will be so much easier than Gaza. Gaza had to go first because it was the toughest. You cut of power and water and then logistics and then sit back and watch and the bad guys will show themselves.

[@Cheguevarra1985]

DW News knows how to hire a beautiful reporter, but pls don't assign them on war/conflict areas..very dangerous

[@edwardsianski725]

May St Charbel Maklouf intercede with God to help all the victims of this conflict.

[@am1frigider]

1:39 how many "ummm" can a reporter regurgitate and still have a job ?

As a South African, I stand with Israel

[@mrjerzheel]

Thats ironic considering Israel is an apartheid nation.

[@roystonmason9125]

sick

[@Exxperiment626]

You must be a settler, not a real South AFRICAN.

[@wtfishappening8476]

​@@Exxperiment626So all the Arabs in South Africa are also settlers, Colonisers?

[@mehdimirza8777]

Stand with humble people not with cruel Oppressors

[@jackofnone500]

Russia: Special Military Operation 🤬 Israel: Limited Military Operation 😊 Hypocrites.

[@garry12777]

Russia wasn't attacked. Antisemite

[@sijisiji8100]

The background picture of this gentleman........🤔

[@stephentutton2060]

After what they did to Gaza, its hard to see Israel as the good guys in this conflict

[@mjmoonbow]

Ooooh they remember now, that wwar sucks.... yeah stop starting them... amnesia ppl

[@memwasfred]

One reporter there is a Hezbollah/Iran mouthpiece

[@energie00]

Thais guest is making things up as she goes lol

[@pc2959]

Israel 🇮🇱 ❤❤❤

[@PhilipEvang]

Thank you for great, factually based reporting! If only U.S. media would follow your example!