Shadoobay, shattered, shattered:
The death toll of U.S. troops in Iraq is nearing 500 but experts said this had not shattered public support for the war even as critics question whether the lives were lost for a worthwhile cause.
Go ahead (Reuters), bite the big ...
...and he even brought up the part about Bush not attending funerals, nevermind that hardly any President has attended funerals for servicemen killed in operations or wars that particular President has been involved in.
IIRC, Bush did visit some of the families of soldiers killed in Iraq, but it was blasted as being done for political gain. So I'm guessing that attending or not attending a funeral would become a classic example of Damned if you Do, Damned if you Don't.