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Israel/Palestine

C0RI0LANUS

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4. The Mathematics of Military Power

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Thu Dec 19, 2024, 03:47 PM

Thursday

During the Vietnam War, SECDEF Robert McNamara stressed the importance of "body counts."

USSECDEF Robert McNamara testifying about the "body counts" of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong fighters.

The US military kill ratio against the enemy in SE Asia was 10:1. The IDF kill ratio in Gaza
is 40:1. Human Rights Watch did not create this term.

Link:

https://medium.com/@toddstrasser/the-kill-ratio-cd6e51f56c2d

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Human Rights Watch (HRW): Israel Using Water as Weapon of War Against Palestinians in Gaza Strip [View all] C0RI0LANUS Thursday OP

Oh, good! Another reason for me to hate Israel! Grins Thursday #1

Grins, of course we know that. Nobody at DU hates Israel because of the loathsome "Crime Minister." C0RI0LANUS Thursday #2

The "Retribution Ratio" is a fabricated metric designed to demonize Israel Mosby Thursday #3

Sounds to me like your life and thinking stopped on 10/7. Aussie105 Thursday #7

Here's a Hamas produced video of them digging up water pipes Mosby Friday #9

The Mathematics of Military Power C0RI0LANUS Thursday #4

Are we waiting for them to start dropping like flies? AloeVera Thursday #5

Wow, thanks! Sure hope our pro-Israel friends here and in the U.S. Congress will find the time to do some reading. AloeVera Thursday #6

Hi Aloe Vera. I'm glad you appreciated my OP. This man-made tragedy is just appalling. C0RI0LANUS Thursday #8