"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country..."
<One infantry company in one night could take as many casualties as did the ENTIRE US Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines did in the ENTIRE campaign in Afghanistan.
And not make the news.
Guess it depends on your point of view. Speaking as someone with relatives in the service, I call this a vast improvement over earlier wars. Some day I hope we can start and finish an entire war with no American casualties at all.