WHAT ABOUT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES?: David
WHAT ABOUT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES?: David Adesnik over at OxBlog has a series of informative posts on how many civilian casualties the U.S. military has caused during the past decade or so of armed conflicts. Click here for Kosovo; here for the first Gulf War; and here for Afghanistan (plus a smackdown of Marc Herold). Key ...
WHAT ABOUT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES?: David Adesnik over at OxBlog has a series of informative posts on how many civilian casualties the U.S. military has caused during the past decade or so of armed conflicts. Click here for Kosovo; here for the first Gulf War; and here for Afghanistan (plus a smackdown of Marc Herold). Key findings: 1) While any loss of life is tragic, these numbers are smal compared to other wars that have taken place in these countries. 2) The more that precision-guided munitions are used, the smaller the casualty count. It should be noted that much of Adesnik's info comes from the good people at Human Rights Watch.
WHAT ABOUT CIVILIAN CASUALTIES?: David Adesnik over at OxBlog has a series of informative posts on how many civilian casualties the U.S. military has caused during the past decade or so of armed conflicts. Click here for Kosovo; here for the first Gulf War; and here for Afghanistan (plus a smackdown of Marc Herold). Key findings: 1) While any loss of life is tragic, these numbers are smal compared to other wars that have taken place in these countries. 2) The more that precision-guided munitions are used, the smaller the casualty count. It should be noted that much of Adesnik’s info comes from the good people at Human Rights Watch.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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