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To: Nicholas Thompson who wrote (185632)	4/25/2006 5:45:03 PM
From: jttmab	Respond to of 281500

You are certainly correct that there are ways to count the casualities to increase the numbers to be more "realistic". But do the same thing with WWII, the Korean conflict and Vietnam. It doesn't scale the same way because of the improved medical treatment, but you could certainly increase any casualty count significantly by how you count casualities. We could even ask Tom Cruise about the casualties caused by psychiatry... Maybe not. The US casualty totals approach 60,000 and are significant, especially when the US civilian population back home has made little or no sacrifice. And OBL is still roaming free and Iraq is a mess and likely to cost more than any other War we have ever fought , adjusted for inflation , aside from WWII. Incurring 60,000 casualities in retribution for 3,000 casualties. Hmmm. And to boot, global terrorism is going through the roof. Hmmm. Makes you wonder whether there might have been a better way. jttmab

To: Nicholas Thompson who wrote (185632)	4/25/2006 8:50:51 PM
From: geode00	Respond to of 281500

Plus there's no telling how this 'war' will affect the future of the region and of the world. There's nothing like turning a couple of countries (and maybe a third soon) into total chaos. Who knows how many people have died and will die from things like the lack of electricity and clean drinking water. Plus the money that went boom(!) in Iraq isn't being used for decent purposes like healthcare in the US or preparing for natural disasters like this year's hurricane season. The consequences of $1 trillion spent in these ineptly prosecuted 'wars' are far-reaching and not just for the Iraqis and Afghanis.