You're right -- compared to first 24 months of Vietnam, Korea, and WW II, the body count for this war is quite low. I agree with you that this isn't a just war. And I agree with you that it makes no sense to withdraw our forces now, while the job's not done.
This is the price we pay for being the world's police force.
It's worth noting that most of the Americans killed or wounded are from the Army and the Marines. This is a ground war -- not a naval war or air war -- a type of war we didn't think we'd have to fight again. Unfortunately, I suspect the long-range battle planners in the Pentagon years ago were so focused on the Soviets that they didn't consider any other type of threat.
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Date: 2005-03-04 03:27 am (UTC)This is the price we pay for being the world's police force.
It's worth noting that most of the Americans killed or wounded are from the Army and the Marines. This is a ground war -- not a naval war or air war -- a type of war we didn't think we'd have to fight again. Unfortunately, I suspect the long-range battle planners in the Pentagon years ago were so focused on the Soviets that they didn't consider any other type of threat.