@TwittahTraz @christogrozev Yes, Tomahawks delivered carbon graphite filaments over power stations causing blackouts while minimizing permanent damage Yet, these sites were later used as bomb dumps for returning carrier-based aircraft rendering the less-destructive effects of the missile strikes meaningless
@TwittahTraz @christogrozev There was a huge amount of damage to electrical infrastructure, water & sewage treatment plants, chlorine production plants, transport networks, oil industry, agricultural infrastructure, food production & processing plants, health & education facilities:
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@TwittahTraz @christogrozev Not to mention the cost in human lives
The most conservative estimate:
"In the 15 years since Americaβs invasion of Iraq, some 300,000 Iraqis and 4,400 American soldiers have been killed"
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The most conservative estimate:
"In the 15 years since Americaβs invasion of Iraq, some 300,000 Iraqis and 4,400 American soldiers have been killed"
archive.ph
@TwittahTraz @christogrozev Other estimates reach up to 2 million civilians
(2003 -2022)
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(2003 -2022)
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@TwittahTraz @christogrozev Difficult to calculate exact number of post invasion deaths of Iraqi civilians over short term/long term
en.wikipedia.org
iraqbodycount.org
web.mit.edu
reuters.com
web.archive.org
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news.bbc.co.uk
en.wikipedia.org
iraqbodycount.org
web.mit.edu
reuters.com
web.archive.org
web.archive.org
news.bbc.co.uk
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