tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9908604.post111596176534646580..comments2024-03-01T00:27:42.852-08:00Comments on Hammer Of The Blogs: Chasing ShadowsHeywood J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05627748699423939682noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9908604.post-1115995160970478412005-05-13T07:39:00.000-07:002005-05-13T07:39:00.000-07:00I don't know that the temporary demolision of a Ma...I don't know that the temporary demolision of a Marine platoon is evidence for a pessimistic take on Iraq. The platoon was certainly unlucky, as the article states of the seven Marine deaths to that point six were from this one platoon. However, seven deaths out of ~1,000+ Marines involved is ~.7% vs. ~20% for the platoon, so looking just at the platoon's casualty rate is really not indicative of our casualties and tells us little about the effectiveness of the operation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com