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Originally Posted by ninty9
WWII and today are very different times.
Technology is amazingly better and you're supposed to be fighting an enemy who is as poor as shit, has no technology whatsoever, has no air force, no navy, no cruise missles, no tanks, nothing. Thats why taking a casualty evry day is suprising to people.
When we fought Germany, they were probably our technological superior. They had just as many troops, tanks. planes. It was basically an even playing ground more or less. Don't tall me that its an even playing ground with the iraqis. You guys are superior to them in every way.
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That is a good point.
But I think the reason why this war generally cared about by the public is becuase it is so publicized and people today know the gruesome effects of war better then was known back then. We now know the price of war which is why we are all so much more concerned.