Snow Suggests Some Iraqi Deaths Are More Worthy Of Counting Than Others

[JABBS]

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Not counting Iraqi deaths caused by insurgents, foreign fighters, or those engaged in Civil War is a form of denial. It prevents Americans from considering a number that is almost incomprehensible and subsitutes one that can be spun by the White Hosue as more palatable if the U.S. wants to win the "war on terror."

[havocmom]

1. All animals are equal. Some are more equal than others.

Stories by prophets we didn't acknowledge soon enough...

[itsmesgd]

2. I believe that the PIG is not worth the animals that his hair color was tested on

by PIG, I of course mean snowjob

[JABBS]

3. i'm surprised this didn't get more play

either in the MSM or the liberal blogosphere. I e-mailed it to about 20 influential blogs, some of which have linked to my stuff before, but not a single bite today.

[liberal N proud]

4. I wonder how they rationalize these idiosyncrasies in their little minds

[AndyA]

5. K&R - I think this is an important point.

Why would the total number of Iraqi dead not be important? Could it be solely because the numbers are so mind-numbingly huge that Americans would not tolerate any further ideas about staying the course/changing the course/or whatever the slogan is today?

Has George Bush succeeded in killing more Iraqis in the past few years than Saddam did during his entire period in power?

I think the number of dead Iraqis should be reported along with the number of dead Americans (non-military) and the number of American troops killed.

[JABBS]

6. thanks

it was a shame that the white house press corps person asking the question didn't think to pursue this line of questioning.

Q Wait a second, are you suggesting that someone who was killed by an insurgent would have died even if there had been no Iraq War?

TONY SNOW: I think you're going off topic --

Q No I'm not. C'mon, Tony. If there's no Iraq War, there's no insurgency --

TONY SNOW: That's not what I'm saying. Look, I don't know the answer, and I'm not going to speculate. President Bush believes all lives are precious. We shouldn't destroy human embryos. Abortion is wrong. Death tax ... Stem cells ... clean coal ... DOES NOT COMPUTE. DOES NOT COMPUTE.