US military deaths in Afghanistan at 1,857

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3. Focusing on military deaths is a distraction. Combat fatality stats are actually very good

compared to previous conflicts since WWI.

IF you want to notice a problem. The elephant in the room is that NEARLY HALF OF SANDLANDISTAN VETS SEEK DISABILITY ASSIGNMENTS.
http://www.mauiweekly.com/page/content.detail/id/218762/Almost-half-of-new-vets-seek-disability-.html?isap=1&nav=5045

That's very unlike anything seen in the past 100 years, and that should make us concerned that something very BAD is happening that is going to plague us for a very long time.

Setting aside the possibility that contemporary veterans collectively suffer from some form of narcissistic illness that makes them irrationally believe that they are specially entitled to social support, we've got a MASSIVE problem on our hands that is being swept under the rug.

I say "Screw the death count."