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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"Harry Hope" |
| Date: |
03 Dec 2003 09:05:26 PM |
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"We cannot look at combat as a scorecard." That's what the guy said. |
Since our invasion was a dreadful mistake based on lies (seen any
weapons of mass destruction lately?), American scorecards are about as
trustworthy as Vegas odds.
Even the military admits the sudden interest in counting the bodies of
Iraqi soldiers is a political ploy.
It comes after the deadliest month for American soldiers since we
commenced the bombing of Iraq.
Eighty-one American soldiers perished -- more than the 65 in March or
the 73 in April during the actual invasion.
The military did not want to count Iraqi soldiers or civilians who
were killed for fear of humanizing the enemy.
That boomeranged as the American bodies mounted.
The number of US soldiers killed after Bush declared that major combat
operations were over is currently 303, more than double the 138 of the
invasion.
A senior military official told the Los Angeles Times that the new
accounting of casualties is a "conscious change in policy."
The official said:
"We've been killing and capturing bushels of these guys, but no one
was talking about it. . . . For a while there it was beginning to look
like only Americans were being killed."
It is also clear that there will only be a scorecard when it looks
like only Iraqis are killed.
As vicious as the ambush was said to be, no Americans died.
The same official said:
"We don't want to have a regular box score. As soon as you get into
the body count business, it gets to look like the Super Bowl. That's
not what we want."
When it has to be 54-0 before the government lets us know the score,
it is no surprise to discover that this ploy may have as little
credibility as the nation that issued it.
From The Boston Globe, 12/3/03:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2003/12/03/do_americans_know_the_score/
Do Americans know the score?
By Derrick Z. Jackson
IN THE EARLY weeks of America's invasion of Iraq, Central Command
spokesman Frank Thorp said, "We cannot look at combat as a scorecard."
This was because we did not count Iraqi military or civilian
casualties.
Until this week.
Suddenly, the military is hawking scorecards, saying that 54
guerrillas have been killed.
The military now figures you can't tell who's winning the war without
one.
In the great spirit of President "Bring 'em on" Bush, the military was
back to lecturing the enemy as to how utterly superior we are.
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In the great spirit of President "Bring 'em on" Bush. I like that.
Harry
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