Recently there has been a tremendous outcry regarding the mounting civilian deaths in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
The brutal tactics used to maintain power by both American troops and NATO forces have backfired. Civilians have been forced to pick up arms and fight occupying forces, seeking revenge and justice for their loved ones who they have watched die or become mutilated for no other reason then being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The indifference shown by the occupiers and the citizens of the occupying forces have exasperated the situation, creating a hatred for the West that will take generation to soothe.
Everyone that is versed in the “Art of War” knows that there will be no immediate end to the violence and there is no easy way out, but it is amazing that the escalating death rates in Iraq and Afghanistan still shocks people. War is about spreading death and destruction, and in all wars civilian deaths far outnumber military deaths, so why are people surprised about the slaughter of civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan?
In early May of 2006, the president of the United States acknowledged that 2001 was the beginning of World War III. His remarks were confirmed by Israel's UN Ambassador Dan Gillerman, when he also acknowledged during a routine UN Security Council meeting on May 30, 2006, that World War III had already begun. If we take the statements made by these two nuclear powers seriously, which I believe is the appropriate thing to do, then we should expect the death rates in Iraq and Afghanistan to rise exponentially.
We should also be preparing ourselves, because it is very likely that the conflict in these countries will spread, creating more death and destruction, especially now that the United States is labeling Iran’s military as a terrorist organization, and selling billions of dollars in military hardware to its neighbors.
By taking the statements made by the United States and Israel at face value, we can now stop being shocked every time an attack in Iraq tops the previous death toll. These records are going to be broken again and again until this conflict is stopped, or until there is no one left to kill.
Just how many more deaths should we be expecting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the rest of the world? Well, in the last year I have done some calculations regarding this matter and summarized the estimates in two articles.
United States military officials have already stated that US forces could be needed in Iraq for a decade. The number of casualties expected in Iraq by 2017 is over 8 million. A detailed breakdown of this estimate can be found at: Iraq and American Death Count to 2017.
As for the number of casualties expected if we assume that the United States and Israeli are serious about us already being in World War III. My estimates are that there will be well over 200 million people dead and approximately 1 billion wounded by 2012, dwarfing the 61 million death toll from World War II. For a detailed breakdown of this estimate see: Creating the map of the New Middle East will cost 200 million lives .
So my only recommendations is that we should stop being shocked at the number of civilians being slaughtered in Iraq and Afghanistan. By all estimates and predictions, this is just the beginning.
What we can do however is to try and make sure that Nuclear Weapons are not used in the ensuing bloodbath, especially since the United States has stated that the use of Nuclear Weapons is still an option when they attack Iran. If the United States or Israel use the Nuclear Option, it will mean that World War III will be a Nuclear War, because if any country uses a nuclear weapon then other countries have the right to retaliate in kind . If you would like to know what you can do to make sure that this war does not escalate to a point that will see the demise of our civilization then see: WW3 Has Already Started or: 18 Ways To Stop The Bomb.
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