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kach22i, if the media had reported the same way it does now during World War II, we would have all become immensely demoralized and probably would not have lasted the first year of the war. Look at some of the single-battle casualties we suffered in what were widely proclaimed as victories... In some cases we lost 20,000 troops in a single day in a single battle, but the media at the time would also report that the other side lost 50,000. (Notice that we only hear about U.S. casualties in Iraq).

I can't wait 'til the Baby Boomers are retired and we finally stop re-fighting Vietnam.