Looking at American casualties in recent conflicts:
Bosnia (6 months)
18,500 American troops = 3 dead- 1 kitchen fire, 1 truck accident, 1 mine ( and 62 pregnancies)
9000 Brits = 8 dead
6000 French = 3 dead ( 2 by suicide)
Afghanistan.......
All allies, US, Brits, Aussies, German, even Afghan allies
Dead 972 Wounded 682
Desert Storm
Fot the Iraquis troops.....
<<<At the 300 000 level, with 1-2 per cent casualties and using the standard
three-wounded-to-one-dead ratio, Heidenrich estimates the total at 750-1500
dead and 2250-4500 wounded from the air campaign. In the ground war,
similar formulas give "a few hundred" to an absolute maximum of 6500 dead,
and an absolute maximum of 19 500 wounded. The upper figures would be if
all vehicles hit had full crews. eidenrich points out that of the 71 000 Iraqi soldiers taken prisoner,
only around 2000 were wounded. In addition, US forces buried only 577 Iraqis. His estimate of civilian deaths is less than 100. >>>>
And for the Coalition....................................................:
The coalition of 34 nations and nearly 1 million troops, including 697,000
Americans, smashed Saddam's army in four days with minimal
casualties. There were 213 coalition troops killed in battle, 148 of them
Americans. Another 145 Americans died in non-combat circumstances
and 467 Americans were wounded.
TOTAL= 651 for 3 wars, AVERAGE= 326 US casualties per War
What would the casualties be if Saddam were permitted to get nuclear capabilities before we take action ( like crawl) ? He had the reactors, he had the centrifuges, he has the missiles.
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