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8. The difference between the body count in Vietnam and Gaza is who is being counted and why. The body count

Tue May 14, 2024, 09:50 AM

May 2024

in the Vietnam War was supposed to be the number of North Vietnamese soldiers who had been killed by the US military, and was used to persuade the US public that the US was winning the war. it was a propaganda attempt to bolster support for the war. The body count in Gaza is the total number of Palestinians killed in a densely populated urban area and includes far more civilians than combatants. It is significant because there are valid questions about whether it is proper and legal for Israel to kill so many innocent civilians as collateral damage in their quest to destroy Hamas.

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The United Nations on Monday clarified that the overall number of fatalities in Gaza tallied by the Ministry of Health [View all] TeamProg May 2024 OP

What is sad is the number of deaths. Big Blue Marble May 2024 #1

"Both the UN and US officials" are Hamas IronLionZion May 2024 #2

If you didn't say that I'm sure someone else would. nt TeamProg May 2024 #3

Someone else already did -- war criminal "bibi" PSPS May 2024 #5

History will NOT be kind. nt TeamProg May 2024 #4

Bodycounts are gruesome. They tried that in Vietnam. I won't play that game. AnrothElf May 2024 #6

The difference between the body count in Vietnam and Gaza is who is being counted and why. The body count Martin68 May 2024 #8

Well, there goes the argument by some: Aussie105 May 2024 #7