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Can't it be both ways? I mean I honor and respect my fallen my fallen brothers, and want the public to honor and respect them as well. On the other hand, the public should see the cost of this war, to make an honest appraisal of what this war is costing us, and whether it should continue. Despite my curiosity about the truth of why the war began, it's really just that, a desire to know. The true fact of the matter is that we are at war, it is affecting our us, we're still dying (46 US deaths that I know of in Afghanistan in August). As someone who will most likely be going back to combat within a year, again, I would like to know that I'm doing what the American people want. But they can't know what they agree with without knowing what's going on. That, in my opinion, is another important part of media coverage.
So, like I said, I see both sides. I want my fallen comrades honored for what they've sacrificed. And I want the American people to be able to make an honest appraisal of what's going on. But like I've said before, and maybe I'm just bitter, but I really don't think the majority of people pay attention or care anymore, as long as it doesn't affect them.
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