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October 28, 2004
Fortunately, They're Just Towelheads
Here's something to send to your war-loving pals, who will no doubt dismiss it as political but who might be forced to think about their support of the invasion of Iraq:
A survey of deaths in Iraqi households estimates that as many as 100,000 more people may have died throughout the country in the 18 months since the U.S.-led invasion than would be expected based on the death rate before the war. . . .
Designed and conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University and the Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, the study is being published Thursday on the Web site of The Lancet medical journal.
The survey indicated violence accounted for most of the extra deaths seen since the invasion, and airstrikes from coalition forces caused most of the violent deaths, the researchers wrote in the British-based journal.
"Most individuals reportedly killed by coalition forces were women and children," they said.
So, war supporters, was it really worth it? Even if this number is wildly off the mark--let's say 50,000 rather than 100,000 is the real death toll--is it worth it simply to oust a man who we now know (and some of us knew before the war) had neither the capacity nor the desire to threaten us? If it is, then your moral compass is in need of some serious adjustment.
(Thanks to the LewRockwell.com blog for this link.)
Posted by Mike Tennant at October 28, 2004 04:53 PM