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2007-02-16 International-UN-NGOs

Misfortunes of War : RAND corp on civilian deaths

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-02-16 12:55|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Oh grow up. The whiners will complain regardless of the efforts to reduce civilian casualties on our part. Notice how much seething and outrage there is when the enemy intentionally butchers dozens, hundreds at a time? None. It's not about the dead. It's not about 'fair play'. It's just about power. The whole process only extends the pain. Go mongol from the first and the clean up phase is a heck of alot easier with less to complain about. Sad, but true.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-02-16 16:45|| 2007-02-16 16:45|| Front Page Top

#2 I doubt our enemies are commissioning RAND Corporation studies on the same subject...

Posted by tu3031 2007-02-16 16:56|| 2007-02-16 16:56|| Front Page Top

#3 The enemy routinely seeks to increase civilian casualties -- the Al Firdos bunker is a prime example -- so why the hell should we put more effort into preventing them?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2007-02-16 17:22|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-02-16 17:22|| Front Page Top

#4 human shields addressed? Cowardice of Islamic Jihadi pussies? Sounds like a critique of only ONE side. Go figure

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-02-16 18:14|| 2007-02-16 18:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Whatever happend to "our's [civilians] come first"?

Posted by gromgoru 2007-02-16 18:18|| 2007-02-16 18:18|| Front Page Top

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