During WWII, the reports of war dead were in a context of recognizing heroes who died for a great cause, and the reports served to stiffen American resolve so that these brave soldiers would not die in vain.
Today, the war dead are presented as lists of poor saps who died for Bush's corrupt relationship with Halliburton, and the message is that we need to stop our senseless and unwinnable action before more soldiers die for no real reason.
It's all about context. When CNN reports in their slanted fashion about war dead, it's all propaganda against what Wmerica is doing.
Wmerica = America.
Unfortunate typo. Maceman regrets the error.