Globe article today on why war in Afghanistan isn't more of an issue for most people in the United States at this point.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/08/16/silence-greets-returning-war-dead-afghanistan-rarely-spoken-campaign-trail/EjQ8b6RjubwNJOVWpegYEK/story.html?s_campaign=8315