I think you're referring to Gen. Tommy Franks saying "We don't do body
counts." in March 2002.

larry

On 7/20/05, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do you remember the news article that there was an order to stop
> counting Iraqi civilian dead as it was a waste of resources, during
> the first weeks of the war?
> 
> On 7/20/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Try this BBC story:
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4694123.stm
> >
> > very flawed studies but eye opening. It totally miscounts the civilian
> > casualties due to insurgent attacks. To quote from the article:
> >
> > "More than 1,700 US and dozens of other coalition troops are known to
> > have died. But the figures for civilian dead had never been more than
> > rough estimates, ranging wildly from 10,000 to 100,000."
> >
> > larry
> 
> 

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