Trump Tries to Claim That 18 Dead Soldiers Is a Good Thing, Actually

President Donald Trump is trying to use the number of U.S. service members he’s gotten killed to sell Americans on his war with Iran. No sooner had the American death toll risen to 18 than the president started bragging that their deaths weren’t such a bad thing. “Afghanistan War: 20 years, 2,000 DEAD. Iraq War: 9 years, 4,600 DEAD. Vietnam War: 19 years and 5 months, 58,220 DEAD. Korean War: 3 years and 1 month, 36,574 DEAD. Venezuela War: 1 day, 0 DEAD. Iran Military Conflict: 4 months, 18…