tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041863118463779009.post2070836581242903913..comments2023-06-14T07:15:41.644-07:00Comments on Tylights: Endless WarTy Griffinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02193179533036054815noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041863118463779009.post-65262260288710064422012-02-02T21:25:35.273-08:002012-02-02T21:25:35.273-08:00Now Ty, I think you're trying to inflate the c...Now Ty, I think you're trying to inflate the cost of the war in Afghanistan (alluding to the # of deaths/injuries per dollar) by revealing only the number of American and Afghan deaths. I'm sure you could reduce the cost ratio by including the deaths and injuries of the other NATO and non-NATO forces supporting us in that noble endeavour. (Unless, of course, you think that the 397 Brits, 158 Canadians, French, Germans,Italians,Danes, Poles, Spanish,Australians,Dutch, Romanians,Georgians, Norwegians, Estonians, Hungarians, Latvians, Czechs,Turks,and 1 lone Lithuanian [total 982] who died don't really count because the U.S. is actually the only country that matters here.) But wait! There's more!<br />You could further reduce the cost per death by including the related out-of country deaths which number just shy of 100. (We won't count those injured...well, I started, but quit after 5,000 because some countries weren't reporting.) But then, to be fair, we should probably add in the millions of dollars these countries are spending putting their troops and equipment there but then it might really look like no one was getting their money's worth so...well...nevermindLee C.noreply@blogger.com