[lbo-talk] Surrealism in Washington

[Michael Pugliese]

On 11/29/06, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
The other week, Leninology cited a BBC account, based on U.S. DoD
figures, showing the vast majority of attacks in Iraq were on
coalition forces, not civilians. However, Cordesman says of that data
series in this report:

   Yes but, my impression is that the numbers of civilians killed by
the insurgents far outnumbers those killed by the US military.Didn't
the Lancet survey say 31% killed by US and British forces?) Add the
numbers of those standing in line to get jobs in the Iraqi police.
Withdrawal of US troops would decrease one of the main sources of the
carnage, yes, but, my sense is that the sectarian divides have
accelerated to such an extent that politically and psychologically,
years of mass bloodshed will continue.

-- 
Michael Pugliese