Please could someone help me with this information as I know nothing of military tactics, war or fighting.
How come only 150 have been killed in four years- isn't that just over 30 a year? Like I said I am no expert but surely 30-40 dead a year is next to nothing for an ongoing conflict? I realise we are fighting guerrillas as opposed to a standing army, and therefore enemy weapons and ammunition will be limited compared to those of the UK/US, but even with this taken in to account, why the small numbers of casualties...for example; what was the equivalent number of British war dead during the Troubles, in a 4 year period (for all I know it might be even lower)?
Please help me understand this. I am in no way being deliberately disrespectful to Allied troops and of course do not condone a single death, let alone 150, but I am neither pro-, nor anti-, the current war in Iraq as I don't know enough to form an opinion. I'd just like to know the answer to the above query.
Thanks!
2007-07-07
07:41:40
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