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Originally posted by Diane_Keaton
Our tactics in Iraq caused *more* dead kids than what, Ty? Than sanctions? Are you out of your mind?
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Our tactics have caused more civilian casualties than other tactics -- like those used by the British -- would have. I understand and sympathize with the impetus for force protection, but I don't see how we can defeat the insurgency when (for example) we're dropping bombs on suspected safe houses in Fallujah.
I don't really see much point in arguing about the body count of the sanctions. First, Hussein was doing his best to make it look worse to win international sympathy. Second, every course of action has costs and benefits -- we can't intervene in Darfur right now because our military is tied down in Iraq, right -- and I think we all agree that the ultimate end served by our foreign policy is not humanitarian, not that those goals aren't worthy.
I'll look for your posts about the civilian casualties since the war started.
