I agree, our news reports are often incredibly myopic. American parochialism is a well-commented upon phenomenon. Take, for example, Somalia in the early 90s. A handful of American soldiers were killed during a terribly planned assault, and the domestic pressure to pull out was overwhelming. Even though so, so many Somalians and other peacekeepers had already died.
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