Best to only allow that to happen onsey twosee because it's all about politics rather than what's just.
Besides, onesee-twosee make for more patriotic and moving funerals. Keeps the war juices flowing. A funeral of 50 would not have the same effect.
As to getting others to fight: recall that Maddog McCain last week said we should use the Kurds in Iraq like we did the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan. God have mercy on any country Uncle Sam comes in to "help."
Well, now here's ole schismatic Zviadist joining his butt-buddy Demigod in trashing America.
You guys ought to get a room. This wet-kissing between you two is embarrassing.
The only problem with this one is that we have been looking the other way for at least a decade while the Turks < scoff> our allies < /scoff> have been committing genocide on the Kurds. And we of course, during our support of Iraq (after screwing over Iran and deciding to retaliate against them because they had the audacity to get upset about our meddling in their affairs) we looked the other way while they committed genocide on the Kurds with weapons we provided them.
There aren't enough left to pull it off.