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How many "Civilians" have been killed, that actually were not civilians at all?
Any U.S. Military member that intentionally kills an unarmed civilian would be brought up on charges under the UCMJ(uniform code of military justice).
First question, probably a lot. There's no question that the insurgents like to hide amongst civilians if they can, and they don't carry dog tags or little "Insurgency Membership ID" cards. Does that make it right that tens of thousands of innocents are also dieing?
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I'm aware the Euro is worth more than the dollar. Just after 9/11, the Euro was worth 1.61 US dollars. Currently it's at about 1.27 US dollars per Euro. This is the strongest the US dollar has been against the Euro in over 3 years.
Uh, Elidroth? Those stats are goofy or something. Pretty sure the US dollar is at an all-time low against the Euro and right now, and 5 or 10 year lows against most other major currencies (euro is about 5 years old).
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After the introduction of the euro, its exchange rate against other currencies, especially the U.S. dollar, declined heavily. At its introduction in 1999, the euro was worth USD1.18; by late 2000 it had fallen to below USD0.85. It then began what at the time was thought to be a recovery; by the beginning of 2001 it had risen to USD0.95. It declined again, finally reaching a low of below USD0.84 in July 2001. The currency then began to recover against the U.S. dollar. In the wake of U.S. corporate scandals, the two currencies reached parity on July 15, 2002, and by the end of 2002 the euro had reached USD1.04 as it climbed further. There is speculation that this strength relative to the dollar might encourage the use of the euro as an alternative reserve currency. On May 23, 2003, the euro surpassed its initial trading value for the first time as it again hit USD1.18, and in the last days of December 2003 the euro even climbed above USD1.26, the maximum exchange rate since its introduction. Part of the euro's strength is thought to be due to more attractive interest rates in Europe than in the United States.
So, late 2000 the election of George Bush it was at a nearly alltime low of .85 US. 4 Years later it is 1.2950 US. That's an increase in the value of the Euro of 52% in comparison to the US dollar.
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Will you please find a link that documents the 100,000 dead? I went to the website that Forty listed and it only showed from 13,000 to 16,000.
I did, and so did one or two others. Go back and read them if you want. The site that Forty listed only counts those listed in the media, and admits it is not an accurate count either, and says he's not overly surprised by the 100,000 estimate. It hasn't been "documented" cause the country barely has a health care system to speak of, and with tens of thousands being dead it's been hard keeping track. As the US military has repeatedly said, "we don't do body counts."