I would guess that the quotes of a few apply to most:
“It sucks. The newspapers glorify it. Everyday, reporting the numbers going up and up, trying to push a point,” said Captain Gregory Wingard, 39, at the 1st Infantry Division’s Camp Warhorse near Baquba, north of Baghdad.
Yes, it does suck. The media, and particularly the left, use the deaths as political fodder. See the Democratic Underground forums. The publish and discuss the death counts every day.