Saturday 20th of April 2024

Hard Yakka in Iraq

GusStats

At the moment, the US has around 10000 prisoners in their security compounds including the ill-famed Abu Ghraib jail. Statistically with each of these prisoners one can attach conservatively a direct family of about five adults and five children. Extended families can reach up to 20 adults on average.

This means that the Americans are actually directly affecting the lives of a minimum 50,000, and indirectly the lives of 200,000 adults, without firing a shot.

It is also to be counted that the Americans on average kill 20 “insurgents