tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post112560459990809651..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: Casualties in Times of War and PeaceJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1125684782595955962005-09-02T13:13:00.000-05:002005-09-02T13:13:00.000-05:00A couple of weeks after D-Day, a squadron of Ameri...A couple of weeks after D-Day, a squadron of American bombers mistakenly dropped 500 lbs. bombs on Allied troops and killed over 700 American troops (inlcuding a Lt. General). This happened in a matter of several minutes. Think about that and compare it to the total KIA'd in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past 3.5 years. <BR/><BR/>This is in no way trying to trivialize those fallen soldiers; however, perspective needs to be taken when counting bodies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-1125606829525158742005-09-01T15:33:00.000-05:002005-09-01T15:33:00.000-05:00Stunningly good take on a failing of the MSM and t...Stunningly good take on a failing of the MSM and their drumbeat of casualties, casualties, casualties at the expense of context, context, context. It reflects poorly that their reportage suffers from the myopia of thinking people are not interested int he details or worse, people will disagree with their perspective when given full information. Thanks for the pointer, JVL, and your reader's personal anectdote. Given the current climate, I would conclude that we could never fight a war on the scale of WWII and hope to win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com