Reply #23: 85% killed have been civilian; 15% were Iraqi military/insurgent [View All]

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Quote from Howard Zinn's recent speech aired on "DemocracyNow!"

Americans who cling to the idea that war kills mostly military are living in a delusion.

According to Zinn:
In World War I there were 10 military (of both sides) killed for each civilian.
In World War II the ratio was 50% military to 50% civilian.
In Vietnam the ratio was 30% military to 70% civilian.
Since Vietnam, the ratio has consistently been 15-20% military to 80-85% civilian.

Civilians deaths are "collateral damage" from strikes at military targets. Bull. One person's testimony - a book by Italian surgeon Gino Strada "Green Parrots: A War Surgeon's Diary" -

"Green Parrots: A War Surgeon's Diary" is a remarkable book with frank reality coming from a true humanitiarian. Dr. Gino Strada has been been helping the victims of war, 90% civilian, for seventeen years. His experience has brought him to Afghanistan, Iraq, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Sudan, Cambodia and other countries affected by war. Dr. Strada cuts through the clutter revealing what truely matters. Government A fights government B with a devastating price being paid by C, Civilians. More than talk or protest, these civilians need actual help immediately. Dr. Strada and his organization Emergency has been offering that help for over ten years but it is still just a drop in the bucket. This book should be required reading!!