The War on Terrorism: A drama, coming to a theatre near you

With the state in which the world is currently in, American media prefers to shield us from reality by reporting on breaking news, such as the engagement of Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz or the blossoming relationship between Paris Hilton and “rocker” Benji Madden; leading us all to believe that this pesky little thing called “war” is going just fine and dandy. Leaving out, of course, the 4,000+ U.S. and 500,000+ Iraqi death toll (the number could even be higher http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html); leaving out pictures of children without legs, hands, arms, ears or other important appendages; leaving out the fact that Verizon wireless has authorized the government to monitor all calls, emails and text messages that go through its main frame for “the pursuit of potential terrorists threats”.
It makes me wonder what country I am really living in? When hearing about how Lauren Conrad’s (who?) new clothing line is too expensive on the subway, the same subway which is closely monitored by both the NYPD and the United States Marine Corp. holding Uzi’s in locations such as Penn Station and Grand Central Terminal, I had to ask myself “Does this not bother ANYONE?!”
Where are all the demonstrations we saw happening in history movies of Vietnam and Korea? Oh, that’s right; the Pentagon forbade media outlets to film planes FILLED with coffins of dead U.S. soldiers, as to not cause any problems.
Why? Should we not see what it is exactly that is happening? Why are we the only country that needs to be protected from REALITY (when, coincidentally, the most popular genre of television right now in the United States is “reality” television)?
I am aware that many people, especially those who are currently enrolled in the armed forces, may find offense to what I am saying, however, for clarification purposes I would like to address the fact that I am not anti-war nor am I making any statement regarding each and every single one of your individual contributions; I am simply trying to figure out why the rest of the world does not romanticize this war, when we do? Most of those in the armed forces (and yes, I have many brave friends who have gone or are ready to go to Iraq, Germany or Afghanistan) will tell stories of what they have seen or been forced to do, making the rest of us feel horrible for their experience, but thanking them every step of the way. I too, thank you, and believe you should be on board with me when I say the rest of America should see exactly what YOU saw; it is my decision, after all, if I want to close my eyes and it is my decision if I wish to change the channel, but it is my RIGHT to be informed of everything that occurs while my brothers and sisters are over seas.
I watched a documentary today that incorporated a speech made by Amy Goodman, with recent news reports of the war on Iraq, and the views she expressed made all too much sense; why are we not questioning EVERYTHING about this? One of her main points was “If America was exposed to the realities of war without figures, numbers, or photos of military personal setting out over the sunset, for one week, this war could be over.” You can look the images up for yourself; this is real, people. Our friends, our relatives, our earthly companions are DYING, all while our own economy is skydiving into the depths of hell. So, what does Paris have to say about that?