30 000 More Troops and _____ More Innocent Lives.

This article addresses what I consider to be one of the most important issues the country should be dealing with right now, but isn't.

Why are "American attitudes towards attacks on civilians more lax" than the attitudes of people in other countries?

This is a form of American exceptionalism, but Americans have generally believed that they are exceptional in their commitment to justice and human rights, not in their disregard for them (Obama with Blood on His Hands, Nicolas J S Davies).