[sinkspur]

And you know that it's true because you yourself said that we have been inordinately carefull not to allow stories abotu civilian casualties to surface. Not because we value those lives but because we loathe the political ramifications.

Where did I say that?

There are no stories about civilian casualties because there are few civilian casualties!

The NA is doing the fighting because it's their country. If they had stood aside, you can be sure the U.S. would have put 100,000 troops on the ground.

[nunya bidness]

If they had stood aside, you can be sure the U.S. would have put 100,000 troops on the ground.

After a 6 month deployment like Iraq but with less hospitable foes.

By that time it would have been network sweeps and the public would have been more interested in who won Survivor.