bungrot's blog: "Random Nonsense"

Today is the 8th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and we need to remember those that have perished as a result.

  3,017 - Twin towers attack (including 24 presumed dead and 19 hijackers)

  1,297 - Coalition deaths in Afghanistan (746 are US)

  4,544 - Afghan civilian deaths by insurgents

  8,074 - Afghan civilian deaths by US

  9.010 - Iraqi police and military deaths in Iraq

    187 - Media personnel (civilian) deaths in Iraq

  4,261 - US Military deaths in Iraq

  1,315 - Contractor (civilian) deaths in Iraq

 30,182 - US Military wounded in Iraq

100,971 - Iraq civilian deaths (We don't do body counts - Gen. Tommy Franks)

Is there a right and wrong? It's not that easy. Good people do bad things, especially in the name of God and country. Lies, deceit, brainwashing, recruitment from the poorest neighborhoods, indoctrination of the hopeless looking for a way out. Which country and group am I describing? Therein lies the problem...