I don't think they do it to be "clever."

Yes, again. On Memorial Day. When we Americans stop and remember those in the military who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can continue to have the freedom to call Nightline liberal propaganda.

Jesus Christ, Karol---why do you hate America's war dead so much?

Are they going to remember those killed in Afghanistan this time around?

I bet the families of the dead appreciate the recognition.

Would be nice to see Bush attend at least one military funeral before his Presidency is over.

It still mystifies me that simply reading the names of the dead- as opposed to, say, running footage of coffins, or severed limbs- is somehow "left wing" or "anti-war" propaganda. It sounds to me like a tasteful tribute, that's about as neutral about the value of the war as is possible.

If that's true, why only focus on Iraq? Where's the Afghanistan dead?

Time constraints. By that logic, what about the dead from the first Gulf War? Or Panama? Or Vietnam?

Am I wrong or are those wars over? Afghanistan and Iraq are both still going on. They read the names from the Iraq war but not the Afghanistan one because there was and still is overwhelming support for the Afghanistan war. They'll have to work much harder than just reading some names to break that.

Am I wrong or are those wars over?

There's a deeply philosophical answer there, but I'll avoid that and just say that yes, those wars are over.

They read the names from the Iraq war but not the Afghanistan one because there was and still is overwhelming support for the Afghanistan war. They'll have to work much harder than just reading some names to break that.

But where you see some sort of liberal media conspiracy to further erode support for the war, a lot of us see a fitting tribute. True, if this special aired next Friday, there would be a reason to believe something was fishy. However, as it is airing on Memorial Day, the charge doesn't stick.

I'm not big on conspiracy theories, it just is very odd that they don't do the same for Afghanistan. It makes me wonder why not. And other than the fact that most Americans supported and continue to support the war in Afghanistan is the only reason I can see. Can you think of any other?

Agreed that they should do the Afghanistan war dead, but like I said, it probably has more to do with how much time Nightline has allotted in the schedule.
In my over-ideal world view, they would block out primetime on Monday and do a special remembering every single American that died with the last hour dedicated to those who died in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Karol,
They actually did the Afghanistan war-dead in a separate show last year (on Memorial Day), and they'll be reading the names from soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan this Monday.

Ok, then I stand corrected. I hadn't heard about the Afghanistan show.