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To: zonder who wrote (6384)	1/29/2004 9:20:34 AM
From: rrufff	Respond to of 20773

You pick and choose just to be critical. I said all deaths are deplorable. Without defending the war, the scope of taking over Iraq, and the results are incredible as a military exercise, no matter how it is measured. US losses, Iraqi military losses, civilian losses are historically low given the military campaign. Every life lost is regrettable.

To: zonder who wrote (6384)	1/29/2004 11:49:33 AM
From: MrLucky	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20773

The loss of innocent life is horrible - especially the children, i.e. Israel v Palestine. Can you post data on the innocents slaughtered in recent years during the Hussein regime?

To: zonder who wrote (6384)	1/29/2004 12:04:43 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 20773

Nobody is going to feel good about the deaths of 9,000 Iraqi civilians just because this number is lower than the victims of the firebombing of Dresden. Nobody, I hope, ever feels good about a single civilian death. But innocent people die. In wars, and otherwise. If you want another comparison, being a civilian in Iraq during the war was safer than driving on the US roads. about 40,000 people are killed by drunk drivers on US highways each year. I think it shows a weird sense of priorities when liberals show more concern over 9,000 innocent dead in Iraw than they do over 40,000 innocent dead here at home.