The only reason we aren't aware of the number of military conflicts taking place is because they aren't on the evening news. That's a little unfair. They're ra

The only reason we aren't aware of the number of military conflicts taking place is because they aren't on the evening news. That's a little unfair. They're rarely covered on submission/popularity-driven news sites, either. People tend not to care unless it figures into their usual political arguments. I notice this a lot with terrorism: people in the US seem to think it's mythical because it doesn't happen to them very often, even if it's unfortunately common globally. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents,_January_-_June_2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents,_Ja... By the way, there's a lovely book on the subject: http://www.amazon.com/Who-Hates-Whom-Well-Armed-Intractable/dp/0307394360 http://www.amazon.com/Who-Hates-Whom-Well-Armed-Intractable/...