Today's News: The Figures Are In. The USA Wins.

[infrogmation]

Two items from today's news:

From CNN: "The death toll from the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center has been revised down to 3,050, the New York Office of Emergency Management said Saturday. "
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From CommonDreams: "More than 3,500 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan by U.S. bombs, according to a study to be released December 10 by Marc W. Herold, Professor of Economics, International Relations, and Women's Studies at the University of New Hampshire. "
Source

So, apparently, we've killed more innocent civilians in a nation with less than 1/10th the population of the USA than the terrorists killed on 11 September.

Do we get to declare victory now?

Will I be forgiven if I decline to wave a flag and shout "USA! USA!" in celebration of this news?

Comments

[euphie.livejournal.com]

I hate to admit it, since i am a conservative and I do love my country...but I am starting to worry about the things being said here. I supported the decision to go over there, and I supported everything Bush has done so far, but now it seems as though he's taking it very far...much farther than the American people wanted or were ready for. It almost seems as though he used the fact that we were angry and upset to his advantage. Now we're in a war that we technically can't afford in the long haul, that has far more horrendous possibility than Vietnam, and it's almost too late to stop. My son is 4. If everything they are saying is true, there's a good chance my son will end up in this war, if it lasts that long.

Eh I'm rambling but I guess I wanted to say that I appreciate the posts you have. I learn a lot from the sources you put up. Thanks.