The author (and most of the MSM for that matter) needs to look at the number of casualties the US sufferred during the invasion of Okinowa in 1945, and then compare that figure to the total number of casualites in Afghanistan, Iraq, and 9-11 - as well as the Madrid, Bali, and London attacks.
Oh, forgive me! They will NEVER do that because such comparison would undermine the alarmism that they're trying to push on us.
I don't know if Michael Rubin could be considered part of the lamestream media. I have read his articles at National Review. I think he is one of the Chalabi fans over there, but I'm not certain. Lamestream or not, he does always seem to be pushing his personal viewpoint, rather than reporting or analyzing events as objectively as possible.