Irregular Times Diaries: Unfit DiscussionIn a time of the spring, old paths are obscured and new growth begins.
Today brings the news about six dead coalition soldiers killed in Afghanistan, 2 from non-US NATO countries, and 4 American soldiers.
I’m glad to see that there’s an Iraq Body Count, as the cost of war needs to be presented. But, shouldn’t there be an Afghanistan Body Count too? Many liberals are afraid to criticize the war in Afghanistan, as if it’s unpatriotic, but Afghanistan is going the way of Iraq. It’s becoming clear that the strategy of war as a way to confront the violent religious radicalism there is not working.
How long until we get an Afghanistan Body Count? Anyone here willing to take up the project?




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July 23rd, 2007 at 7:29 pm
I entirely agree about the “other war.” As far as I know, there is no Afghanistan Body Count website. If you know of one, please post it.
RED DAVE
July 28th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
[…] few days ago, someone here asked about the idea of an Afghanistan Body Count. Unfortunately, no one seems to have any current figures on the number of civilians killed and […]