Daily Revolt

September 15, 2007

Poll: Civilian Toll in Iraq May Top 1 Million

If Bush has it his way millions more will die. There has been little said or written about the toll of the war on the people of Iraq. It's as if they don't count. Dubya wants to "win" in Iraq even if it means destroying the country. I'm sorry for the comparison, but this guy really is starting to look like Hitler is his final days. And like Hitler, Bush refuses to listen to any advise, including that of his own generals:
A car bomb blew up in the capital's Shiite Muslim neighborhood of Sadr City on Thursday, killing at least four people, as a new survey suggested that the civilian death toll from the war could be more than 1 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?"

Based on Iraq's estimated number of households -- 4,050,597 -- it said the 1.2 million figure was reasonable.

[...]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.

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