GU: Why an SUV is now the most dangerous vehicle in Iraq

[grytpype]

Why an SUV is now the most dangerous vehicle in Iraq

Patrick Graham in Baghdad
Sunday April 4, 2004
The Observer

It has become clear in the past few years that four-wheel-drive SUVs are some of the most dangerous vehicles on the road. Nowhere is this more true than in Iraq.

In almost every deadly attack on foreign civilians, the victims have been in Sport Utility Vehicles, almost invariably white: the occupation car of choice.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1185389,00.html

[mitchtv]

1. What? no white cowboy hat?

Reagan would be appalled

[teryang]

2. Iraq is safer?

<But last week's horrific scenes in Falluja give the wrong impression. Iraq is, in fact, a lot safer than it was last summer.>

I don't see how he can say this. It is just not born out by the casualty figures or the widespread violence in the last few weeks. Take a look at lunaville's archives for the last few days. It's about as violent as a place gets.

[bemildred]

3. Yeah, that bugged me too.

Complete non sequitur.

[Warren Stuart]

5. I think his point was that

Last summer there was random violence, now it is targeted.

So if you are not a target, you are safer than you would have been last summer.

[Art_from_Ark]

4. The State Department advises Americans

that when traveling in an unfriendly country, they should be as inconspicuous as possible.

Apparently, some people prefer to paint a big red and white target on themselves.