Shocking Tally of Iraq Civilian Causalities

[Occhidiangela]

When we were originally discussing the possibility of the war someone (Pete I think?) said that if the government knowingly misled the US public then there would be hell to pay.  Hell seems pretty gentle these days.  ;)

I don't agree with the U.S. rationale for going to war, But I am happy that Saddam was dethroned. 
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1. I said it, among others, and I was apparently wrong, or Hell takes a while to pay, the installment plan and all that, balloon payments . . .

2. The number itself is not significant, unless you happen to be one of them. Otherwise, it is a vulgar score card used for other purposes.

In war, people die. They always have.

In earthquakes, people often die. 80,000 or so in Pakistan lately: that's a lot.

War features intramural homicide. The propensity of some of the media and spin meisters to present it as a sporting event is nauseating.

Last year, 2004, in Texas, we killed 1700 of each other in vehicle accidents.

John Cleese quipped once in a Python sketch: "Don't get sentimental mother, people die every day." While I wish I could take that glib approach, when it is someone you know, it hurts.

Occhi