re: #119 Obdicut

The metric was simply included as an argument opposing the viewpoint that Iraq has been a complete bloodbath for those who have been there. In some places much blood has been spilled. In many others very little.

Thank you for asking. It never would have occurred to me that someone would consider my use of statistics as some sort of attempt at justification for that war. Those are simply facts related to the consequences of our actions, although no one can estimate reliably the statistics had we left Iraq alone. I believe the fact that we went to war stands up to moral scrutiny, even if the reasons why we engaged in war in the first place may not.