Iraq, O.J. Simpson, pink shirts and a hedghog
More than one million Iraqi civilians may have died in Bush's war.
According to the ORB poll, a survey of 1,461 adults suggested that the total number slain during more than four years of war was more than 1.2 million.
ORB said it drew its conclusion from responses to the question about those living under one roof: "How many members of your household, if any, have died as a result of the conflict in Iraq since 2003?"
...ORB said its poll had a margin of error of 2.4%. According to its findings, nearly one in two households in Baghdad had lost at least one member to war- related violence, and 22% of households nationwide had suffered at least one death. It said 48% of the victims were shot to death and 20% died as a result of car bombs, with other explosions and military bombardments blamed for most of the other fatalities.
I wonder if representative Boehner thinks their deaths are also a small price to pay. (That's what he said about U.S. troop deaths in Iraq.) Oh, what am I saying, of course he does. They're "they," part of the skeery!brown!Muslim! people that "attacked us." After all, if Boehner can pretend the U.S. being in Iraq has any possibility of defeating Al Qaeda (who had no significant presence there before we attacked and are really based in Afghanistan and Pakistan), I'm sure he could pretend Iraqi civilians were Al Qaeda too.
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O.J. Simpson is being questioned in a burglary in Vegas. He says he was taking back memorabilia that had been stolen from him. Mmmmkay.
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If that all leaves you angry or perplexed, have a palate cleanser: Hedgehog! And, via monanotlisa, a little something to restore your faith in humanity.
According to the ORB poll, a survey of 1,461 adults suggested that the total number slain during more than four years of war was more than 1.2 million.
ORB said it drew its conclusion from responses to the question about those living under one roof: "How many members of your household, if any, have died as a result of the conflict in Iraq since 2003?"
...ORB said its poll had a margin of error of 2.4%. According to its findings, nearly one in two households in Baghdad had lost at least one member to war- related violence, and 22% of households nationwide had suffered at least one death. It said 48% of the victims were shot to death and 20% died as a result of car bombs, with other explosions and military bombardments blamed for most of the other fatalities.
I wonder if representative Boehner thinks their deaths are also a small price to pay. (That's what he said about U.S. troop deaths in Iraq.) Oh, what am I saying, of course he does. They're "they," part of the skeery!brown!Muslim! people that "attacked us." After all, if Boehner can pretend the U.S. being in Iraq has any possibility of defeating Al Qaeda (who had no significant presence there before we attacked and are really based in Afghanistan and Pakistan), I'm sure he could pretend Iraqi civilians were Al Qaeda too.
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O.J. Simpson is being questioned in a burglary in Vegas. He says he was taking back memorabilia that had been stolen from him. Mmmmkay.
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If that all leaves you angry or perplexed, have a palate cleanser: Hedgehog! And, via monanotlisa, a little something to restore your faith in humanity.