It appears that there were some 100,000-120,000 Iraqi deaths during the war, with a quarter or more of them hostiles (terrorists and others opposing the new Iraqi government or foreign troops.) The fact that over 90 percent of the dead were adult males is also an indication of warfare, not just random killing. Most of the women and children killed were the result of car or truck bombs in crowded places, or kids playing near where a roadside bomb was planted.
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What a mess. Afghanistan will be different though! Oh, wait a minute…
Wow, imagine that the gummint didn’t give us the real numbers it knew all along. Somewhere Richard Nixon is smiling with a knowing smile. He wasn’t the only American war criminal of the 20th century.
I noticed WaPo quoted Petraeus as saying things were going better than expected in Afghanistan with the new offensive. Wonder if this is a way of setting up the withdrawal: “Lookee! We haz suksess!” Then just get the hell out and let them sort of the mess for themselves not unlike what we did in Iraq. The righties get to bask in the glory of a Great Victory and the Obama Administration can point to keeping the promise of getting out.
i hear dead Iraqis make the best flypaper