ext_18587 ([identity profile] dornbeast.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] filkertom 2007-03-20 08:15 pm (UTC)

I don't consider casualty comparisons between World War II and Gulf War II to be particularly useful.

There's nothing particularly miraculous about less people dying when they have Kevlar, improved medical technology, and better systems for collecting intelligence, which means that people don't get shot at in the first place. One might as well compare deaths per car crash in 1950 to deaths per car crash in 2000. Between seat belts, airbags, and improved construction, there's no way to make a useful comparison.

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