” ... all I did was raise the question of numbers, then I get you trolling me for just asking. Go away - troll someone else”
The “question of numbers” that you raised was easily answered by the readily available links to two independent news reports (one of them Russian) which gave casualty estimates that are more than an order of magnitude greater than the patently absurd and self-serving claim of the Wagner Group that you singled out in your post. The carnage was so bad that aircraft bringing body bags back from the site of the battle flew into remote airports rather than into Moscow, where there would have been greater media attention. All of this was widely reported, complete with audio recordings of the terrified Wagner Group paramilitary troops, back in 2018.
Your post came across to me as more than “asking a question” but rather as a deliberate low-balling of the damage done by U.S. forces who were defending a foolhardy attack by Russian and Syrian irregulars. If I misinterpreted your intent, I apologize.
Tempers flair here now that the Russians are in conflict killing lots of innocent people. People read things into posts that are not there or not intended and launch.
I know the whole story and what you write is not news to me. Sorry your temper got the best of you. Happens a lot here in the past week.
Accepted