Reply #97: Great links

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According to Bush's press conference, we're fighting terrorists. However, according to a DoD study published in the New York Times on November 24, 'Muslims do not hate our freedom, but rather they hate our policies."

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1129/dailyUpdate.html.

How do people who hate US policies equate to "terrorists?"

Inre:


- U.S. military fatalities from hostile acts have risen from an average of about 17 per month just after President Bush declared an end to major combat operations on May 1, 2003, to an average of 82 per month.

- The average number of U.S. soldiers wounded by hostile acts per month has spiraled from 142 to 808 during the same period. Iraqi civilians have suffered even more deaths and injuries, although reliable statistics aren't available.

- Attacks on the U.S.-led coalition since November 2003, when statistics were first available, have risen from 735 a month to 2,400 in October.


I can remember when attacks on US troops were 35 per day, and that seemed like a lot. Now we're over double that.