[M Kehoe]

Good morning.

My responsive question is: Is it worth it?

Let's do the math. Without emotion. Lets say that 2 soldiers are killed a day (error on the high side). That's 730 troops killed a year. On 9-11 we lost 3000 people in a day. So if we loose 3000 people ever other year (since it hasn't happened again), mathematically we are still way ahead.

Because if we don't kill them over there, we will surely have to kill them here.

President Bush recognizes this fact, and so do a vast majority of the American people.

5.56mm

[Austin Willard Wright]

Thank you for cold calculation of "kill rates" Mr. Spock.

[LonghornFreeper]

Where in your analysis do you get the idea that a September 11th type attack must occur every two years, regardless of the Iraq situation? Bin Ladin has been after us for at least 10 years, and he has killed only a couple hundred beyond those on 9/11. I am not taking a position for or against the troops staying in Iraq, I just don't understand where you got the "3000 dead every other year" figure.