Tuesday, July 26, 2005

The Number of Daily Insurgent Attacks in Iraq: 65

NY Times: "American commanders say the number of attacks against US and Iraqi forces has held steady over the last year, averaging about 65 a day. But the Americans concede the growing sophistication of insurgent attacks and the insurgents' ability to replenish their ranks as fast as they are killed." Hmm, time for some math: 65 x 365= 23,725! Iraq is the size of the state of CA both in land area and population. Imagine 65 attacks taking place in CA daily. Imagine all of the "innocents" who would be caught in the middle and killed- this LA Times story is exactly about that topic: Shots to the Heart of Iraq. Men like Dr. Yasser Salihee, a doctor & translator who was shot in the head by a US soldier at a checkpoint. Every time that bastard Bush says this vapid sentence: "We're fighting the terrorists there, so we don't have to fight them here", I wonder if anyone asked the Iraqis how they felt about our selfish choice of battlefields? Not only have we made Iraq a living hell, but we have driven Iraqis into the arms of our enemy as Tehran finds a friend in Baghdad and as theocracy takes over the city of Basra. Only in Bush's Neo-Con America could 65 daily attacks & theocracy= success.
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