Am I the only person in the US who can admit that they don't actually care about what's going on in either of these places? I'm so sick of hearing about this crap that I'm actually annoyed by the coverage.

I mean, I hate war and death, yes. But I have no more emotional investment into the concept of 'murica than I do the middle east. It's horrible and all, and yeah I'd rather it not be happening, but it's outside of my control and not even within the realm of my interests. Why should I give some sort of traumatic emotional response to something I'm not at all invested in?

I live in a country that accounts for nearly half of the world's total military spending, so why should I be surprised that there's feedback from our conquests?