In proportion, this 5-year number of casualties is as large as our losses in all of the Vietnam war.
Not to put too fine a spin on things, but our losses in Vietnam were almost exclusively warriors. By-and-large, they were young men who didn't want to die, but knew they were going into harm's way on behalf of their Country.
Israel's casualties have mostly been innocent civilians that were targeted because of their nationality and religion.
What is in common between our casualties in Vietnam and Israel's casualties during this intifada are the people and organizations that support the killers.