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To: The Philosopher who wrote (121)	5/30/2005 7:50:21 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (2) of 541403

But within the context of what seems to be happening in reality, given the killing power of modern guerilla warfare, the number seems actually quite minimal. Quite right. So far, the Iraqi casualties pale in comparison to the number of casualties that were incurred by the combatants during the U.S. Civil War. The population of the U.S. was approximately 34.3 million. Military casualties - those people who died in actual combat or for other reasons - have been estimated at 558,052. I have not been able to find any reliable statistics for civilian casualties. Iraq has a population of approximately 26 million. A comparable number of deaths would approximate 423,000. cwc.lsu.edu I personally think that it is too early to characterize what is happening in Iraq as a "civil war." You have various elements, some of which are foreign, that are trying to precipitate a civil war. It is too early to tell if they will be successful.

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