A nation that claims "We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail" cannot let a single casuality bring it to tears. How many threads are already going here on FR over this one man? Don't you people understand that this is a war and that people die in wars?! If a single death shakes us so, then we ought to surrender and beg for mercy. However, if we want to win this war, then we need to get used to the idea that sometimes our guys get killed. This one man's death ought not be a news item.
My gosh. Were you born without a soul or conscience???
1. We fight a war to keep our FREEDOM.
2. If we feel nothing for the loss of those who fight for FREEDOM, we cease to be a civilization I think. Then we're no better than our enemy????
If need be, are you willing to see our men killed to preserve our freedoms? I'm not asking just yet if you
want them to die. I'm asking if combat casualties are an acceptable price to pay for liberty. Your answer ought to be reflexively "yes". Now, do you
want them to die? Your answer ought to be just as reflexively "no".
The enemy already knew your answer to the second question. What we need him to know, however, is your answer to the first. He must understand that we are willing to sacrifice to protect our freedoms. Making national headlines out of single casualties causes us to look like we aren't willing to make those sacrifices. That will invite further attacks and, in turn, cause more deaths among our soldiers, the enemy, and innocent civilians. (I guess that I'm just not as cold and calculating as some of the other posters on this thread. I don't see those "extra" deaths as a good thing; especially if they can be avoided.)