Ramafuchs wrote:Don#t get upset sir.
The whole world is of the opinion that Iraq misadventure is barbarism pure.
Now, Now, don't get upset young fella. Truth is better than fantasy.
You don't know what the whole world's opinion about Iraq is, much less what is valid about the whole world's opinion about Iraq, any more than I do.
However, I do know this:
Quote:
http://www.iraqbodycount.org/analysis/numbers/2007/
IRAQ VIOLENT DEATHS
2006
Jan = 1423; 46 per day.
Feb = 1443; 52 per day.
Mar = 1764; 57 per day.
Apr = 1689; 56 per day.
May = 2083; 67 per day.
Jun = 2423; 81 per day.
Jul = 3127; 101 per day.
Aug = 2738; 88 per day.
Sep = 2396; 80 per day.
Oct = 2926; 94 per day.
Nov = 2963; 99 per day.
Dec = 2654; 85 per day.
2007
Jan = 2796; 90 per day.
Feb = 2465; 88 per day.
Mar = 2564; 83per day.
Apr = 2416; 81 per day.
May = 2731; 88 per day.
Jun = 2085; 70 per day.
Jul = 2531; 82 per day.
Aug = 2323; 72 per day.
Sep = 1220; 41 per day.
Oct = 1150; 37 per day.
Nov = 977; 33 per day.
Dec = 902; 29 per day*
*Preliminary figures.
And I do know this from Encyclopedia Britannica Books of the Year:
As of December 31, 2002, Total Iraq violent Deaths since January 1, 1979 = 1,229,210.
And I do know this from IBC:
As of November 30, 2007, Total Iraq Violent Deaths since January 1, 2003 = 87,683.
And thus, I do know this:
Daily Average Violent Deaths in Iraq--PRE and POST January 1, 2003:
PRE = 1/1/1979 - 12/31/2002 = 1,229,210/ 8,766 days =
140 per day;
POST = 1/1/2003 - 11/30/2007 = 87,683/1,795 days =
..
49 per day;
PRE / POST = 140/49 =
2.87.
What do you really know?