--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > [Saddam] was a man who had already invaded the > Kurds, Kuwait and Iran. Millions had already died. <snip> > > No one wanted to act; Bush acted.
Even using the (most likely wildly inflated) estimate of 2 million for deaths caused by Saddam, and a more conservative 350,000 of those dying as a result of the Iraq war than the latest Lancet estimate, Saddam comes out looking like less of a monster than Bush in terms of deaths per year. 2,000,000 / 24 (years of Saddam's rule) = 83,000 350,000 / 3 (years of Bush's war) = 116,000 See a thoughtful analysis at Billmon's blog, noting the above and examining other ways of measuring the kill rate in Iraq: http://billmon.org/archives/002822.html To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
