Sex (Part 2)

[Hissyspit]

Now that I also have your attention, see the graphic here, week-by-week comparison of documented civilian deaths:

http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database

(Lynyrd_Skynyrd's Original Thread on U.S. Troop Deaths is here if you are confused as to why this is not a sex thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2432530)

It is December the 9th. 260 Iraqis have died thus far in December, not counting today. 1,100 Iraqis died in the month of November.

Did you know this? If you did, it's probably not because of the most mainstream media and pundits.

The graphic shows that DOCUMENTED civilian deaths have fallen in the past month to the levels that were sustained for all of 2005 and even some of 2006. So now, the documented civilian death toll is no longer UNFATHOMLY DEVESTATINGLY HELLISHLY HORRIFIC, it is only DEVESTATINGLY HELLISHLY HORRIFIC.

To paraphrase Lynyrd_Skynyrd:

It's Sill The War, Stupid.

[Breeze54]

1. This op headline is mind boggling to me...

*rubbing forehead* before it explodes....

[Jamastiene]

2. You tease, you.

It's sad that the death toll continues. I will never forget seeing those pictures of mutilated children from this bloody atrocity they call "The War on Terrorism." I still ask, "Exactly what made that little girl a terrorist?" and "Well, where in the world is Osama?"

[malaise]

3. Send the war criminals to the Hague

along with Perino

[annabanana]

4. Even here... the neverending toll of murder becomes background noise.

Thank you for bringing it forward, yet again.

[Hissyspit]

5. There's supposed to be a T in the world still, obviously.

Sorry 'bout that.

[lynnertic]

7. I hate it when that happens

:hi:

[SpiralHawk]

6. Stop killing women and children for oil profits, Commander AWOL

You and your band of lying republicon chickenhawks is bringing waves of hatred and bad karma to the very same USA that you refused to serve when you had a chance...

[Donald Ian Rankin]

8. I think you must mean something rather different to what you say.

There are, what, between 20 and 30 million Iraqis?

If only 1100 of them are dying a month, then they're living for an average of 2000 years each, which would be about as good an argument in favour of the occupation as is possible.

Do you mean "died of violence"?

[Hissyspit]

9. If you click the link, it is clear the death tolls are from violence. That's what iraqbodycount does

But, yeah, I was rather sleepy when I typed this up.