Counting Casualties
Reflecting on the "tragic milestone" of 1000 deaths (leave it to Kerry to provide a somber turn-of-phrase), it's actually surprising how few Defense Dept. civilian deaths there have been (only 3 out of 1000). It's testimonial to the security arrangements in the Green Zone -- the one-square-mile area in the center of Baghdad that housed the CPA compound. If only we could secure the other 150,000 square miles in Iraq...
The injury fraction of casualties shouldn't be discounted either. I suspect there are a lot more DoD civilians in that tally. How does the ratio of injuries to deaths compare in Iraq to previous wars? One might think that in the past, with poorer medical care, more injuries would lead to deaths, and that's partly true. It's mitigated by the fact that there are many fewer non-combat injuries (mostly disease-related) than in the past.
On another note: according to NPR, the producer of the Russian lesbo-pop act t.a.t.u is producing a terror-themed musical. The Russian Mel Brooks?
The injury fraction of casualties shouldn't be discounted either. I suspect there are a lot more DoD civilians in that tally. How does the ratio of injuries to deaths compare in Iraq to previous wars? One might think that in the past, with poorer medical care, more injuries would lead to deaths, and that's partly true. It's mitigated by the fact that there are many fewer non-combat injuries (mostly disease-related) than in the past.
On another note: according to NPR, the producer of the Russian lesbo-pop act t.a.t.u is producing a terror-themed musical. The Russian Mel Brooks?
posted by hellisotherpeople at 10:03 AM
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