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...Saddam Iraq has been to put the country under the overall control of the U.S. military, which would maintain Iraq's security and territorial integrity. The U.S. military, through a civil administration headed up by retired general Jay Garner, would also take on the responsibilities of day-to-day civilian government, in preparation for an eventual hand-over to a democratic Iraqi administration. The de facto government would be Garner's administration, whose ministries would be headed by U.S. civilian appointees advised by handpicked Iraqis, including Chalabi and some close...
Sewall—who studies civilian casualties in context of war—lauded the U.S. military for its efforts to avoid collateral damage...
...unparalleled in its efforts to prevent civilian casualties.” Sewall said...
...focal point of the discussion was whether the military’s attempts to minimize civilian casualties have been sufficient...
...total” victory in every sense of the word. But even though the outcome is certain, the path to that outcome is still uncertain. The coming days may yet bring more U.S. and British casualties, particularly as Coalition forces enter Baghdad, and undoubtedly some civilians will be killed as well. Despite such tragedies, we must remember, as Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has reminded us, that U.S. troops are going to unprecedented lengths to avoid harming innocent Iraqi men, women and children. The blame for most civilian deaths will lie squarely at the feet of a barbaric enemy who uses...