Good point.

It seems that only American lives are valued?

Or are they? Look at the many thousands of our soldiers suffering from Gulf War Syndrome. No doubt from exposure to depleted uranium, just as the Iraqi people were--and who are now suffering a super-high infant mortality and deformity rate. I think our government should think twice before using such radioactive weapons. They talk about terrorists using "dirty bombs" but ignore how they use "dirty ammunitions" to penetrate tanks and other armor.