A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.
-- Joseph Stalin
Aside from the horrifying insight this gives into the way Stalin's mind worked, this is such a perfect summary of the view of the Middle East from the nosebleed seats in America. When they occasionally highlight a specific soldier's death, you might feel a pang of ( Read more... )

( I'm not apologizing for this - watch for falling f-bombs and Lions for Lambs spoilers. )