alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoIsreal's Security cabinet approves declaration of warwww.jpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1295arrow-down110
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minus-squareRockyrikoko@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoThe post 9/11 wars resulted in the deaths of nearly 1 million people
minus-squareours@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNearly half of those are civilians… war sucks no matter how we look at it.
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes civilian deaths were higher. But military deaths are able to be counted more reliably so they are easier to compare. Estimates are that 38 million civilians died in WW2, so there you go. That number is way higher too.
minus-squareDkarma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOh so if you just don’t count civilians your original statement seems true. I’m sure the million dead are consoled by that.
The post 9/11 wars resulted in the deaths of nearly 1 million people
Nearly half of those are civilians… war sucks no matter how we look at it.
Yes civilian deaths were higher. But military deaths are able to be counted more reliably so they are easier to compare.
Estimates are that 38 million civilians died in WW2, so there you go. That number is way higher too.
Oh so if you just don’t count civilians your original statement seems true. I’m sure the million dead are consoled by that.