So, every time the media reports how many militants were killed I get

[xultar]

a chill running up my spine...:scared:

Can it be 1984 was only 21 years off?

[bluestateguy]

1. More like 1966

Not 1984...on the cusp of a catastrophic failure in war.

[libhill]

2. Deja vu, all over again

n/t

[oddmanout]

3. Yes...

Reminds you of the body counts from Vietnam.....Bush is trying (wrongly so) to justify the occupation by saying "See here, we are getting results". It didn't work for Johnson and Nixon and it will not work for Bush.


:dem:

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. Particularly when you figure that these "militants"

weren't "militants" until we invaded their country to steal their oil.

[kansasblue]

5. flashbacks!

[htuttle]

6. I know exactly what you mean

The trumpet-call had let loose an enormous volume of noise. Already an excited voice was gabbling from the telescreen, but even as it started it was almost drowned by a roar of cheering from outside. The news had run round the streets like magic. He could hear just enough of what was issuing from the telescreen to realize that it had all happened, as he had foreseen; a vast seaborne armada had secretly assembled a sudden blow in the enemy's rear, the white arrow tearing across the tail of the black. Fragments of triumphant phrases pushed themselves through the din: 'Vast strategic manoeuvre -- perfect co-ordination -- utter rout -- half a million prisoners -- complete demoralization -- control of the whole of Africa -- bring the war within measurable distance of its end victory -- greatest victory in human history -- victory, victory, victory!'

[Spazito]

7. I automatically take the # they report as insurgents and reduce it

by 90% and add the 90% to the # of Iraqi civilians killed.