What happened to our soldiers?

Webster's dictionary defines "troop" as "a group of soldiers" and "a collection of people or things." Therefore, why does the government (and thus the media) constantly report on "troops" killed in combat when they really mean "soldiers"?

And while I'm at it, why does the government always refer to "intelligence" when they mean "information"?

Maybe if the US Government were more intelligent, our troops would have more information and fewer soldiers would be killed.