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The war is not wrong because 3,500 US soldiers have died.
It is wrong for a variety of other reasons, including because it was ill-conceived, perhaps based on dishonesty, and not in the US's interests. That's the core of the detractor's argument. If that core is accepted, then even 1 death is too many, in this particular instance.
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This I agree with and it actually makes my point. To that person the war was wrong before the first casualty, it's not "more wrong" because of the inevitable loss of life.
The reasons you state ( it was ill-conceived, perhaps based on dishonesty, and not in the US's interests) are exactly what we should be debating outside the emotional blackmail.