DON SURBER ON GRIM MILESTONES: "Hussein's carnage averaged 70 to 125 civilian deaths every day for the 8,000 days he reigned. His 20,000 civilian deaths a year (on average) were considered 'peace, while last year, under war, there were 14,298 civilian deaths." _______________________________________________ Whether we are safer or not remains to be seen but it looks like the Iraqi's are about 1/3 safer now and certainly more prosperous.
Monday, January 1, 2007 Bad News! Deaths are way down in Iraq. As enraged crowds protested the hanging of Saddam Hussein across Iraq's Sunni heartland Monday, government officials reported that 16,273 Iraqi civilians, soldiers and police died violent deaths in 2006, a figure larger than an independent Associated Press count for the year by more than 2,500. ... The Associated Press accounting, gleaned from daily news reports from Baghdad, arrived at a total of 13,738 deaths. The United Nations has said as many as 100 Iraqis die violently each day, which translates into 36,500 deaths annually. What the enraged crowds of several hundred Sunnis in several different places and Saddam on a rope have to do with it, I'm not entirely sure, but it sure makes it look worse! Here's the bad news for al-P and other defeat fans: Deaths are down in Iraq. With the Lancet poll estimate at 655,000 dead since the US-led invasion of 2003, that means the average of more than 200,000 a year has dropped virtually off the charts! Even if you look at the worst case scenario, that the October 2004 estimate of only 100,000 dead is correct, that means we're down from an annual average of more than 65,000! This is terrible news. It means there may actually be reason for hope in Iraq! _____________________________________________ If the death numbers dropped from 200,000 per year to a little over 14,000 they have literally dropped off the charts. I'm sure the dims are responsible and only after 2 months of the year.
The Palestinian-Isreali conflict -- over land -- doesn't have anything to do with Al Queda or 911. Thats why the bi partisan Senate Committee said Saddam wasn't connected to 911 or Al Queda. You're deluding yourself.
how can we be any safer when this mullet-boy is allowed to roam the streets: that lazy eye gives me the creeps.... i'm skeered!!!!
There you go again, Bitstream with your gay fantasy talk. No wonder I don't like you homo's... Can't you ever say anything normal?... Thank goodness you don't live in America...
That's right. You are the one who is obsessed with the Klan. You should go join them since that is all you can talk about... LOL...
You are 100% deluded if you believe I belong to such a group. Come back down to reality please. Did you lose your meds?