George Costanza
A Friendly Liberal
Consider this . . .
In WW I, civilian deaths accounted for 10% of the total casualties.
In WW II, civilian deaths accounted for 50% of the total casualties.
In the Vietnam War, civilian deaths accounted for 70% of the total casualties.
In the Iraq War, civilian deaths accounted for 90% of the total casualties.
Source: The Link Channel documentary, "The War You Don't See."
People who see war as necessary are quick to shrug off civilian casualties during war as "collateral damage," pointing out that "collateral damage" is, of course, regrettable, but necessary; hardly a reason to not engage in war.
Regardless of how you feel about "collateral damage," the statistics presented by this documentary are sobering to say the least, and raise the obvious question - why?
In WW I, civilian deaths accounted for 10% of the total casualties.
In WW II, civilian deaths accounted for 50% of the total casualties.
In the Vietnam War, civilian deaths accounted for 70% of the total casualties.
In the Iraq War, civilian deaths accounted for 90% of the total casualties.
Source: The Link Channel documentary, "The War You Don't See."
People who see war as necessary are quick to shrug off civilian casualties during war as "collateral damage," pointing out that "collateral damage" is, of course, regrettable, but necessary; hardly a reason to not engage in war.
Regardless of how you feel about "collateral damage," the statistics presented by this documentary are sobering to say the least, and raise the obvious question - why?