[lbo-talk] RE: how's it feel?/Civilian casualties in 1991

[Grant Lee]

Yes, who knows? Although ... the _39_ solid days of air attacks _before_ the
ground war in 1991 was the direct or root cause of most civilian deaths in
that war itself. In fact, for all the rhetoric about precision weapons,
smart bombs, etc., more than 90% of the bombs dropped in '91 were as dumb
and indiscriminate as those used in WW1.

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Subject: [lbo-talk] RE: how's it feel?/Civilian casualties in 1991


> I think civilian casualties are much higher than is
> currently believed. The Iraq body count site only
> lists what's been reported in public media, and
> there's not a lot verified yet about what happened in
> Baghdad prior to and immediately after "liberation."
> The carnage in other cities is also unreported, and
> may never be known.
>
> Add to that the deaths from disease, etc. caused by
> lack of water, etc. (all "regrettable" we will be
> told, since every effort is being made by coalition
> forces to help the Iraqi people, etc.) and the final
> numbers will probably be far greater than Gulf I.
>
> But at least the Iraqis will have tasted the sweet
> nectar of freedom!
>
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