Well, there are a lot of things actually, but this one has been nagging me for some time and was brought to the surface by Chris' post below

Why has the American public allowed the return of bodies of heroes from Iraq to get swept under the carpet?

I think almost everyone agrees that those in the armed forces doing their duty are heroes, and especially those who give their lives in the line of duty. The merits of the war itself are argued, but not the heroism of the soldiers.

Why then is it hushed up so much? Family privacy I can understand, and if a family requests that their grief be private, of course that should be honoured. But I'm sure that many families would be proud to have the nation share in their grief, and I'm sure many, many citizens would be proud to do so.

Look at the outpouring of emotion at the funerals for firefighters, police officers and others killed on 9/11. It was very moving and helped bring the US together, as well as bringing many people throughout the world closer to the US. There are many places in Canada with memorials to those heroes, inlcuding at least two in my area.

When four Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan were killed by an American bomb, there was a great deal of public expression of grief and sympathy, and deservedly so.

Why the hell do Americans allow the heroes from Iraq to go to their graves almost unnoticed?

That is truly dishonouring them, not Don's counts despite Ed's, Scott's and others strident claims to the contrary. Not acknowledging them is a shame.

By the way, I imagine some are thinking of the treatment accorded returning Vietnam vets. Though I strongly opposed that war, I felt the treatment of the vets was disgraceful - both by the publiic and by the government.