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Old 09-08-2004, 07:47 AM
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Default Please stick to facts when quoting statistics

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Since our government either doesn't care (gen. Tommy Franks: "We don't do body counts") or is hiding their figures (more likely)...
Not a fact; your opinion.

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I wouldn't necessarily discount an anti-war group's estimate - it wouldn't be in their best interest to risk losing credibility by proviiding grossly inflated figures.
I wouldn't take it as gospel either. Generally, anti-war groups have a history of not being overly concerned with credibility (e.g. the Winter Soldier Investigation)

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Obviously no single source is ever going to be 100% reliable.
Exactly. 50% reliability is probably asking too much.

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I just arrived at 10-13k based on everything I've read over the past few months.
I see. So basically you pulled the number out of the air based on your "expert" opinion and dropped it into your post as a fact. I thank you for your honesty in admitting this.
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