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Thom Gillespie writes:

> My guess is that when we count the bodies for this war we'll find 
> that even with our smart (ouch) technology that we killed just as 
> many people, military and civilian, as in any previous war.

You have part (less than half) of the equation of the outcome of war.
Another part is how many casualities you received inflicting their
casualities (are our losses high or low?).  Yet another part is are
the material losses, and a fourth part are the "less than whole" humans
who will forever be in VA hospitals.

When I was younger (7-8) my Dad, a member of the American Legion from 
WWII, used to visit VA hospitals (and take me) to visit those lonely 
vets.  I remember paper poppies: red and green things.

The US civilian population will largely ignore these soldiers 15 years
after this war.  The US civilian population will "get on with its life."
Most people don't realize this except vets and career military.
That is the tragedy.

We have not seen half of smart weapons of this war.  In the end, it's
the grunt on the ground who wins it (if one can really call that winning,
I do not).

Is a war game simulator/trainer like JANUS violent?

One news release had S.H. in his bunker, there was a workstation showing
a map of Iraq in the background.  Could anyone ID what type of workstation
that was?  Dare anyone? (for fear that that company might lose business?)
How many XXX computers (US) are in use in their battle fields?
Are people in the US using computers to inflict harm on Arab-Americans?

e. nobuo miya