[artplumber]

Originally posted by Shaun 84 Targa

The real question is, "of the entire population of Iraqi's actively fighting for democracy in their country, how many have died in that service?"

Nope, the real question is how many died trying to change the country. Don't forget all the political arrests throughout the Saddam administration, and the number of Shia that died in the rebellion Saddam put down after the first Gulf War.

Compare w/the China experience. Would you discount the lives lost in Tiananmen square in pursuit of democracy because they weren't in the police or a rebuilt military? Remember the guy who lay down in front of the tank?