As it rises - the death toll in Iraq

According to an article in BBC World news, the US is going to investigate the deaths of a couple Iraqi prisoners.

This made me chuckle. Very few investigations launched by our government ever actually result in any kind of redress for, or even acknowledgement of, wrongdoing. It seems as if these "investigations" are just carried out for show. I mean, seriously, when was the last time any important figure in our government, or even an unimportant one, was punished for any type of crime? No, really-- I'm asking... On the other hand, I'm sure they wouldn't hesitate to make an example of a couple of mere soldiers

Another reason I find this laughable is because no one ever even thought to investigate the numerous civilian deaths occuring in Iraq. No, our government doesn't do body counts. There is, however, an organization that is counting the bodies, through news reports, and posting these counts on the 'net: Iraq Body Count.

This Web site reports that the minimum number of civilians killed as a result of warfare in Iraq, as of today, is over 38,000. Unfortunately, it seems the people we're over there to "help," to "save from an oppressive regime," are the ones dying.

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• Iraq
• politics