e.g. "139 people, three Americans" It's important to know to what degree an attack entangles the United States, politically speaking. Everyone's life is beyon

e.g. "139 people, three Americans" It's important to know to what degree an attack entangles the United States, politically speaking. Everyone's life is beyond value, philosophically speaking, but U.S. political response depends on how many Americans were involved. Therefore, it makes sense to report that number to United States viewers.