Right. Not by a factor of 10.

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by ben_tilly

11/27/05 12:47:16 AM

Right. Not by a factor of 10.

But as [link|http://www.lies.com/wp/2003/10/20/us-deaths-in-vietnam-and-iraq-by-month/|http://www.lies.com/...nd-iraq-by-month/] points out, casualty rates are higher in Iraq than at the start of Vietnam. (But then again, so are troop levels.)

Either way it is an uglier situation and looks to become uglier still.

Cheers,
Ben

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Nit again... - (Simon_Jester) - (4) - Nov. 26, 2005, 04:09:08 PM EST

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Big nit - (ben_tilly) - (2) - Nov. 26, 2005, 06:58:16 PM EST

I should know better. - (bepatient) - (1) - Nov. 26, 2005, 08:47:11 PM EST

Right. Not by a factor of 10. - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 27, 2005, 12:47:16 AM EST

I was talking about monetary cost. - (tuberculosis) - (3) - Aug. 21, 2007, 12:42:16 PM EDT

Cost of containment is $380 billion so invading was cheaper - (boxley) - (2) - Nov. 27, 2005, 10:35:19 PM EST

Um, box...did you read that article?? - (Simon_Jester) - Nov. 27, 2005, 10:54:44 PM EST

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To the sufficiently staggerable, anything is staggering. - (marlowe) - Dec. 3, 2005, 09:09:58 AM EST

staggering loss of materiel maybe - (boxley) - (3) - Nov. 26, 2005, 06:38:09 PM EST

Add in economic casualties - start with your kids - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Aug. 21, 2007, 12:42:20 PM EDT

nice slide from under your prognostications of doom :-) -NT - (boxley) - (1) - Nov. 27, 2005, 10:30:17 PM EST

Who needs prognostications - just look around. -NT - (Ashton) - Nov. 28, 2005, 05:19:06 AM EST

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