Body Counts

Have you noticed that in the news the US is now reporting American deaths in Iraq as combat and non-combat. Why? Dead is dead! What purpose does this serve? It could be a way to show that combat is down in Iraq and that the troops can start coming home. In other words, use it as an excuse to a final pullout of the country.

But my thinking to my way of thinking, if it is a combat zone, which Iraq is, then all deaths are combat related. No matter if it is an IED, or a suicide, the participation in the war has lead to the death.

This sounds like the Bush Administration trying to cook the stats, or in other words put a political spin on them. Could it be that his new Vet plan will not pay as much for a non-combat death as it would for a combat related? This comes out when the Admin comes forth with a new vet plan to help those wounded and killed in war. Is it a coincidence? NO! there are no coincidences in politics. Everything is done for a reason.

Shortly their reason will be clear.