What do people think when they hear on the news "100 Iraqi civilians die each day"?

Question

Do you think "How sad"?

Do you think "Anyone in the middle east probably deserves to die"?

Do you think (like me) "How did America let this happen"?

Answer 1

Most people don't really think about it at all.

I look at the situation, and come to the rather obvious conclusion that what we're doing is obviously not helping, and that we're likely only making the situation worse.

But last numbers I saw was only 2000 per month, not 3000 per month. Not that it really would change either statement above.

Answer 2

How stupid the media thinks we are.
Thousands of Americans "die" each day; car wrecks, heart attacks, meteorites, whatever!
Another thing is that technically the terrorists can be called "civilians". They say that because it SOUNDS bad.
You were almost twice as likely to die a violent death in New Orleans before the hurricane than in Baghdad.

Answer 3

That's nothing compared to the thousands of civilians we killed during the bombing, invasion, and initial move to occupy. It's shameful that many Americans don't feel a Iraqi life is worth as much as one of their own. You constantly hear about the U.S. military deaths, which is totally unforgivable in a war based on lies. However, the rest are so so many numbers. Part of the blame goes to the media and the rest goes to us for allowing our country to be become a nation of isolationists and empire builders again. Putting Bush and the necons in the White House was the worst thing that could have happened to this country.

Iraq did NOT have a terrorist or suicide bomber problem before we invaded their sovereign country. And STOP saying it's better to fight them there than here. The people of Iraq were not sponsoring terrorism and don't deserve to have us drag the "war on terror" into their homes. What if I set your house on fire and shrugged, saying, "better your house than mine?"

Answer 4

I think your an idiot for blaming America. Why dont you hold them up to the same morals and values that you hold America up to? I'm sure there is a diplomatic answer to all of their problems. Right? Why dont they just talk it out? Of course that's what we should have done. Right? So what you're saying is, these people are killing each other at an alarming rate and should not be held accountable for their own actions. We should just blame American and Bush for all of this. Do you know how stupid that sounds? Guess not since you're the one who believes your own BS.

Answer 5

I can only tell you what i think, someone is lying, some days no Iraqi citizens die and there are no averages to go by. You must be listening to some of the left-wing liberal garbage. The hard-core liberal Democrats have only one platform, LIE_LIE_LIE_LIE it did not work in 04 it will not work now.

Answer 6

I think "May your soul find it's resting place in heaven and may God rein justice onto those who have committed a crime against you and your country"

Do you really think Iraqi or other insurgents would go round killing innocent Muslims civilians? it's actually death squads setup by the CIA or rogue mercenaries going round blowing people up to plunge the country into civil war so America can get the hell out of there.

Answer 7

yet they say its not civil war. what is the minimum amount that must die per day until it is a civil war ? and if it is would that change the policy of : screw the Iraqi people - pump that oil faster ?

Answer 8

You ain't seen nothin yet. We got a long way to go now that Bush stuck a stick in the hornets nest. Half measures and duct tape will not be enough to fix this one.

Answer 9

I think "why dont those iraqi people get off their butts and do something against the terrorists or for themselves?"

Answer 10

I think war is hell.....and loss of inocents is always tragic....but the objective is to keep the terrorists out of the US and fighting them there is way better than fighting them here.