On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:11:14 +0000, Ignoramus23758 wrote:


I am a little bit disappointed that the casualty discussion centers around
dead soldiers only. The human cost of injured soldiers is also quite
great. Due to advances of medicine, not as many injured soldiers die, but
many of them have quite miserable existence, without limbs, health etc.
That should also be taken into account.

My apologies, you are right, of course. There are also other costs,
perhaps less severe, born by our young soldiers and their families, even
if they return healthy. Costs in lost career advancements, lost
businesses, lost time with family, etc.


My rough estimate of the cost of Iraq war for our family, given that it
takes about 1/10 of federal taxes that we pay, is about 5 grand. That's
pretty expensive and is a good reason to complain.