On one hand, what would this photo really do to illustrate the situation at hand?  Is it worth running the risk of losing your job/offending millions of Americans (potentially)/or actually causing some sort of profound positive change?  On does the photo offer a crucial news value?  I don't believe that there is a significant news value to this photo.  I believe that it has a purpose, but not necessarily best served in a daily newspaper.  Americans know that American soldiers are dying.  Showing a graphic illustration should be reserved to highlight an unknown social injustice, in my opinion.  Rather, this photo may be better used in a political magazine of some sort, where audiences must go out of their way to pick one up.  Newspapers are more readily accessible.  I can't explain why this makes a difference, but I think it does.