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? asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Do we know the casualty numbers for Iraq and Afghanistan?

It has not really ever been stated in mainstream media. But do you know what the numbers are?

http://onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_67...

Update:

Nope not talking about our troops those numbers are posted.

Find it interesting that people do not find it a travesty, the civilian innocents lost.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Statistics in the sources

    Numbers will always be sketchy because determining a body count in a war zone is perilous and for such reasons is neigh impossible to attain reliably . Even military body counts are not indicative of actual amounts. For example, I recently read Collateral Damage by Chris Hedges that tells the story of some soldiers and the practices, such as planting guns on killed civilians or not reporting civilian deaths. Also convoys might return fire after an I.E.D. explodes for example and open fire. I am not, however, familiar with the extent to which such activities take place but it is important to keep in mind when perusing statistic on body counts. Also, since I am not sure of you think encompasses casualties I find it prudent to include Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees as I am sure some I.D.P.'s and Refugees have died because of lack of resources.

    It also behooves me to point out that civilian deaths are caused not only by U.S., N.A.T.O. and other Allied forces but also Taliban, Militias, insurgents and so on. The Taliban, I am almost positive, actively look for any civilians who consort with the United States Military by using military checkpoints.

    Another issue that comes to mind is civilians killed by Predator/Global Hawk Strikes throughout the middle east, I am sure that these body counts will always be unspecific, especially since there is no on ground forces to enumerate the civilian dead.

  • 1 decade ago

    Iraq: 3,976 in 2010

    much less than 2009..4,680

    im not sure about afghanistan. and im not sure if this is talking about the soldiers or the citizens of iraq but nonetheless thats alot..

    of course many aren't even revealed so there's really no way to tell.

    if u want US casualties just go here:

    http://icasualties.org/

  • 1 decade ago

    The Bible tells us that the Almighty knows exactly how many, and he is telling his TRUE messengers that he will reveal THE THINGS HIDDEN! "Look the Lord is coming from heaven to PUNISH the people of the earth for their sins. The earth will no longer HIDE those who have been KILLED. They will be brought out for all to see." (Isaiah 26:21)

    JESUS CHRIST IS ON THE THRONE JUDGING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS.

    JESUS SAYS: "YES I AM COMING QUICKLY"

  • 1 decade ago

    What I know is the vast majority of Muslims killed in Iraq and Afghanistan were killed by other Muslims.

  • ?
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    1 decade ago

    body counts are of no value unless we are measuring what our losses are. i can say this much: we lost more at gettysburg in three days than we've lost since 911.

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