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<blockquote data-quote="SeniorGeek" data-source="post: 200176" data-attributes="member: 4823"><p>Me too (but include captured). But don't forget about civilian deaths. The estimates of civilian deaths are in the 64,000 to 600,000 range so far. Could our military leaders be tempted to classify every kill as an insurgent? If we can not get reliable information about civilian deaths, how can we expect to get reliable information about insurgent deaths? </p><p> </p><p>I am not sure how we tell civilians from insurgents. The people we intend to liberate from [-]Saddam's[/-] al Quaida's [-]dictatorship[/-] grasp are not insurgents, I hope. </p><p> </p><p>In 2003, our military intelligence estimated 5,000 to 7,000 insurgents were in Iraq. In early 2005, the estimates were 13,000 to 17,000. In late 2005, the estimates were around 30,000. I have not found more-recent estimates. Maybe they have become quiet?</p><p> </p><p>Of course, if an occupation of the United States caused the deaths of 63,000 Americans in an attempt to weed out 7,000 criminals, many of <u>us</u> would become insurgents against that occupying force. So I can see why the number of insurgents might be rising.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SeniorGeek, post: 200176, member: 4823"] Me too (but include captured). But don't forget about civilian deaths. The estimates of civilian deaths are in the 64,000 to 600,000 range so far. Could our military leaders be tempted to classify every kill as an insurgent? If we can not get reliable information about civilian deaths, how can we expect to get reliable information about insurgent deaths? I am not sure how we tell civilians from insurgents. The people we intend to liberate from [-]Saddam's[/-] al Quaida's [-]dictatorship[/-] grasp are not insurgents, I hope. In 2003, our military intelligence estimated 5,000 to 7,000 insurgents were in Iraq. In early 2005, the estimates were 13,000 to 17,000. In late 2005, the estimates were around 30,000. I have not found more-recent estimates. Maybe they have become quiet? Of course, if an occupation of the United States caused the deaths of 63,000 Americans in an attempt to weed out 7,000 criminals, many of [U]us[/U] would become insurgents against that occupying force. So I can see why the number of insurgents might be rising. [/QUOTE]
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