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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1443583)	3/3/2024 10:38:35 AM
From: denizen48	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572707

That's Netanyahu's argument, based on the "surprise" October attack. The main reason no one cares about the other world conflicts is that we're not asked to send 15 billion in arms to another nation. When it comes to Israel, your reasoning turns to inventing excuses for obvious murder.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1443583)	3/3/2024 12:13:21 PM
From: pocotrader	4 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 Eric GUNSNGOLD XenaLives Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572707

everyone forgets the fire bombing of Japan killed way more people than the two nukes. Fire bombing didn't get the Japanese to surrender, they were still preparing for an invasion when the Nukes were dropped, that convinced the Emperor to surrender, the extremists in the Japanese military did not want to surrender they wanted to go out in a blaze of glory, the two nukes actually saved millions of lives on both sides

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1443583)	3/3/2024 1:06:00 PM
From: Broken_Clock	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572707

BTW the side that starts a war is held responsible for the war's casulties How The CIA Overthrew Iran's Democracy In 4 Days - NPR Feb 7, 2019August 19, 1953: Massive protests broke out across Iran, leaving almost 300 dead in firefights in the streets of Tehran. Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was soon overthrown in a coup ... so the US is responsible for the last 70 years of deaths in the ME.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1443583)	3/3/2024 1:50:25 PM
From: maceng2	1 Recommendation Recommended By longz Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572707

<<Ditto for the 50 year old occupation of Cyprus by Turkey and the ongoing war between India and Kashmir >> Or Iraq, we are still looking for WMD there, after we invaded it for the second time. So it's not just Putin that invades other countries. Iraqi Civilians \| Costs of War (brown.edu) No one knows with certainty how many people have been killed and wounded in Iraq since the 2003 United States invasion. However, we know that between 280,771-315,190 have died from direct war related violence caused by the U.S., its allies, the Iraqi military and police, and opposition forces from the time of the invasion through March 2023. The violent deaths of Iraqi civilians have occurred through aerial bombing, shelling, gunshots, suicide attacks, and fires started by bombing. Many civilians have also been injured. Because not all war-related deaths have been recorded accurately by the Iraqi government and the U.S.-led coalition, the numbers are likely much higher. Several estimates based on randomly selected household surveys place the total death count among Iraqis in the hundreds of thousands. Several times as many Iraqi civilians may have died as an indirect result of the war, due to damage to the systems that provide food, health care and clean drinking water, and as a result, illness, infectious diseases, and malnutrition that could otherwise have been avoided or treated. The war has compounded the ill effects of decades of harmful U.S. policy actions towards Iraq since the 1960s, including economic sanctions in the 1990s that were devastating for Iraqis. Despite more than $100 billion committed to aiding and reconstructing Iraq, many parts of the country still suffer from lack of access to clean drinking water and housing. Key Findings There have been between 280,771-315,190 Iraqi civilians killed by direct violence since the U.S. invasion. The actual number of civilians killed by direct and indirect war violence is unknown but likely much higher. Life-threatening damage to Iraqi health care and other infrastructure has not been repaired: civilians are still dying in significant numbers. Recommendations The U.S. government should ensure that civilian deaths and injuries are included in public reporting of war deaths and should include a tally of children killed. (Page updated as of March 2023)