Your figures TIA = the ones that you posted in order to make your point regarding there being a lot of explaining to be done.

During Saddam's 24 year period in office he killed on average between 154 and 282 people every day depending on what statistics include. For anyone to attempt to say that the US has been responsible for the same number, if not more, in one quarter of the time is ludicrous.

The IBC web-site has a very good appraisal and evaluation of the John Hopkins Study figures that were published in the Lancet - basically rips it to bits - It doesn't surprise me for one second that the man responsible for the John Hopkins Study is not all that keen on full transparency.