They (the media) are simply attempting to PC us to death.
The "Greatest Generation" had whipped Japan and Germany at this point (time elapsed) after Pearl Harbor.
NOT TRUE! [Dec 41-Aug 45] and not a good comparison. We were fighting NATION STATES. WE are NO LONGER at war with Iraq and haven't been since April 9, 2003.
Also if you are trying to say as long as there is LOSS of LIFE resulting from a declared WAR then you must add on a few years after 45 for the armed insurgents in Germany.
If you want to compare the two it is your prerogative but to the knowledgeable it will fall on deaf ears.
My previous comments were MEANT for the SLATE writer not you. As I re-read my statement I realized it sounded personal.