1000 Iraqis dying each month: expert (Brookings' O'Hanlon)

[Rose Siding]

DESPITE a decrease in American deaths in Iraq, Iraqis continue to die and suffer under poor economic conditions, a foreign policy expert said today.

Between 500 and 1000 Iraqis would be killed each month in the war-torn country, the Washington-based The Brookings Institution foreign policy expert Michael O'Hanlon said.

"Unfortunately, things have not yet gotten much better for the Iraqi population either in terms of car bombings or general casualties from crime or from the ongoing civil conflict," Dr O'Hanlon told ABC radio.

Despite a weakening of insurgent forces since the US-led invasion in 2003 and a declining casualty rate for US forces, the situation had not improved for the Iraqi people.

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http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1268&storyid=3004165

[bushisanidiot]

1. What Hitler-Bush is doing in Iraq is nothing less than GENOCIDE

they are encouraging the iraqi's to kill eachother so AWOL Bush can steal their oil without much of a fight.

[stillcool]

2. Those poor people...

living with daily explosions for more than 2 yrs., can you imagine? And their news is the same as ours, so they don't have any. What a nightmare.

[grytpype]

3. Who gives a shit?

They aren't Americans, they aren't even CHRISTIAN!

[daleo]

4. But, but...Saddam killed millions every day. n/t

[Dr Fate]

5. Yeah- but they are EVIL.

In fact, the TV said they were EVIL AXES!!!!

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. declining casualty rate for US forces

I dunno, it seems like 2-3 get killed every day, just like always.

[Disturbed]

7. The blood will continue to flow.

Until the Iraqis decide to include a fair number of Sunnis into the Govt. and the new Govt. demands that the U.S. and it's surragates leave Iraq the blood will flow. The oil? I now feel that the U.S. isn't concerned about Iraqi oil for another 3 to 4 years as long as other countries don't get any of it. The U.S. oil Corps and the Saudis are profiting more than ever. The price of petrol in the U.S.? the Bush Junta and the oil corps don't give a damn.

[leftchick]

11. here is the "official" count....

31 in 22 days and does not include all those personnel not is serious condition in hostiptals. The wounded rate has soared.


http://icasualties.org/oif/


Military Fatalities: By Time Period

Period US UK Other* Total Avg Days
4 129 1 5 135 1.65 82
3 579 26 27 632 2.93 216
2 717 27 58 802 1.89 424
1 140 33 0 173 4.02 43
Total 1565 87 90 1742 2.28 765

To View Period Details Click The Period Number
Time Periods Defined
Latest Fatality: Apr 20, 2005
2005: Iraqi Police and Guardsmen Deaths


Military Fatalities: By Month
Period US UK Other* Total Avg Days
4-2005 31 0 0 31 1.41 22

[Erika]

8. But freedom marches on

Maybe Laura will do a photo-op in a fully protected 10 ft square.

[DoYouEverWonder]

9. The sad part is that at least Saddam

could maintain a reasonable level of law and order in the country, while the only thing Bush can maintain is chaos.

[leftchick]

10. it is hard work being free and democratic...

it is so hard you and your family have to die for it. :(

[phusion]

12. In case someone missed it...

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