Strange How Military Deaths Just Aren't News Anymore

July has been named as the deadliest month in the Afghan war. Let’s see if this news gets as much news play as all the numbers and “milestones” in Iraq, which of course were Bush’s fault. Numbers such as:

2007 was the deadliest year
Oct 2005 was the 4th deadliest month
Dec 2007 deadliest month in two years
Dec 2007 deadliest month
May 2007 deadliest six month period
May 2008 milestone number 4000 dead
USA Today discusses milestones of 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 dead

Remember you used to get a daily dose of how many were killed every single day leading off the newscasts. Remember how the media was so concerned that servicemembers were dying. Remember that the administration was held responsible by the media.

All of that is distant memory now.