Proponents of the Iraq War have argued that despite all the American losses at least the Iraqi people are better off under US administration than Saddam’s regime. Unfortunately, the facts do not support that argument. From the AP:
BAGHDAD, Iraq - More than 5,500 Iraqis died violently in just Baghdad and three provinces in the first 12 months of the occupation, an Associated Press survey found. The toll from both criminal and political violence ran dramatically higher than violent deaths before the war, according to statistics from morgues.
You know things are really bad when your chances of being killed actually increase without Saddam.
