Nameless, unidentified GUEST, of 03 Jan 07 - 07:08 AM.

I would have thought as someone posting to a discussion forum the answer to your question should be obvious - If discussing civilian deaths in Iraq as part of a topic the most realistic and accurate figure should be used as basis for discussion.

To answer your questions from my own personal point of view:

- Which of those figures makes you happiest? None, I take no pleasure in the death of any human being. I can however see the need that some human beings must die (Saddam falling into this category)

- In war civilian casualties are unfortunately inevitable but all are unacceptable

- "In general the world is a much safer place now than at any time since the end of the second world war" - Findings of a UN Study conducted by Vancouver University and Uppsala University, Sweden.