Dead Americans come at a high PR cost. They have a face and a family. But a steady stream of dead Iraqis is a tremendous asset to the administration: they are our ticket to stay there.
American bases are being built at this very moment and there are no plans to leave. So next time you read of 50-100 Iraqis being blown to pieces waiting to sign up for the Iraqi National Defense Force, don't kid yourself that we're trying hard to protect them. It's just a number, and as long as violence is kept to a nice simmer we'll be needed to "free" the Iraqis while we free the country of its natural resources. :rant:
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