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Originally Posted by soot
But you bring up an additional interesting point:
Does the US really care to know?
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Maybe not. The results of such a study could prove very damaging to the current administration. Or not, but they might not be willing to take the chance.
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Originally Posted by soot
Should success be measured by a body count?
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I don't know. I think the OP intended to discuss the military situation in Iraq, not some hard to define success or failure of the Bush foreign policy. I might be wrong, but that was my impression.
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Originally Posted by soot
Does it matter if were seeing 1:5 or 5:1 kill ratios if those ratios aren't leading to anything?
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I think a higher kill ratio probably means fewer US casualties in the long run, so yes, I think it matters.