Comments on: By The Numbers http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/ Forward Movement Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:48:57 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Banjo http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-22324 Banjo Fri, 27 Jul 2007 01:39:40 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/#comment-22324 Ball park estimates are good enough for me, provided the source is reasonably reliable. Ball park estimates are good enough for me, provided the source is reasonably reliable.

]]> By: By The Numbers « Buttle’s World http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-17666 By The Numbers « Buttle’s World Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:42:06 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/#comment-17666 [...] The Numbers June 10th, 2007 Jules Crittenden points out that our kill ratio in Iraq is roughly 10:1. Chuck Simmins of TDW had been toiling away diligently, recording the deaths of [...] [...] The Numbers June 10th, 2007 Jules Crittenden points out that our kill ratio in Iraq is roughly 10:1. Chuck Simmins of TDW had been toiling away diligently, recording the deaths of [...]

]]> By: Gay Patriot http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-17618 Gay Patriot Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:40:58 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/#comment-17618 Progress In Iraq — “By The Numbers”

Another excellent posting on the ignored news in World War III from GP blogally Jules Crittenden.
For those who like to measure progress by numbers, Terrorist Death Watch has an update, with helpful graphics.

Chuck Simmins of TDW had been toiling aw…

]]> By: Counterfactual http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-17462 Counterfactual Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:56:39 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/#comment-17462 And how many nonterrorist insurgants were killed? Or do we assume that everyone who fights against the U.S. army is, by definition, a terrorist? And how many nonterrorist insurgants were killed? Or do we assume that everyone who fights against the U.S. army is, by definition, a terrorist?

]]> By: A breakdown of US and enemy casualties in Iraq « Constitution Club http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-17381 A breakdown of US and enemy casualties in Iraq « Constitution Club Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:13:15 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/#comment-17381 [...] years but it is important to see what the media has not been forthcoming in reporting. According to Jules Crittenden, Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno had a press conference recently, in which he reported 3,184 terrorists [...] [...] years but it is important to see what the media has not been forthcoming in reporting. According to Jules Crittenden, Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno had a press conference recently, in which he reported 3,184 terrorists [...]

]]> By: TallDave http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-17332 TallDave Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:27:50 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/#comment-17332 Correction: AP likes the death of American imperialists fighting for the Chimperor. (Also, burning civilians, lest we forget their magical correspondent Jamil Hussein). The noble freedom fighters resisting colonial occupation, not so much. Correction: AP likes the death of American imperialists fighting for the Chimperor. (Also, burning civilians, lest we forget their magical correspondent Jamil Hussein).

The noble freedom fighters resisting colonial occupation, not so much.

]]> By: Don Surber » Blog Archive » We’re beating the terrorists http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-17324 Don Surber » Blog Archive » We’re beating the terrorists Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:00:21 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/#comment-17324 [...] Blogged Boston Herald columnist Jules Crittenden: Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno had a press conference recently, largely ignored by the press, in which he reported 3,184 terrorists killed since January 2007, and another 1,018 wounded. [...] [...] Blogged Boston Herald columnist Jules Crittenden: Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno had a press conference recently, largely ignored by the press, in which he reported 3,184 terrorists killed since January 2007, and another 1,018 wounded. [...]

]]> By: Wake up America http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-17310 Wake up America Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:15:47 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/#comment-17310 <strong>Death Tolls and the blogosphere today.</strong> Jules has two excellent must read pieces, one of which shows Death Tolls that our media has been ignoring.... terrorist death tolls. Death Tolls and the blogosphere today.

Jules has two excellent must read pieces, one of which shows Death Tolls that our media has been ignoring…. terrorist death tolls.

]]> By: davidp http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-17242 davidp Fri, 08 Jun 2007 09:38:31 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/#comment-17242 The problem I have with numbers like Terrorist Death Watch's is that body counts of non-uniformed enemies are very uncertain figures, especially if they remove their casualties. An extreme example is <a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4869367.html" rel="nofollow"> 30 suspected Taliban killed or wounded</A> based on nearby people's reports after a bombing raid plus guesses about how many non-combatant civilians were among the casualties. In a society with many armed civilians, some of them part-time terrorists, the assesment of who was on which side becomes even harder. Over-reporting and self deception based on unreliable figures are one of the reasons the army switched to the "we don't do body count" position. If the military try hard to make their numbers reliable, they will substantially undercount the enemy casualties. If they ease up on the checking, they can easily massively overcount. The U.S., U.K. , and Canadian casualty figures are reliable because they're linked to healthy democracies, are subject to scruitiny and oversight, and have developed the habit of honesty. I The fact that we are winning against the terrorists is reliably visible in things like a secure Ramadi, tribes changing sides and Taliban troops being harried and slaughtered over Southern Afghanistan without having a meaningful impact. The problem I have with numbers like Terrorist Death Watch’s is that body counts of non-uniformed enemies are very uncertain figures, especially if they remove their casualties. An extreme example is 30 suspected Taliban killed or wounded based on nearby people’s reports after a bombing raid plus guesses about how many non-combatant civilians were among the casualties. In a society with many armed civilians, some of them part-time terrorists, the assesment of who was on which side becomes even harder. Over-reporting and self deception based on unreliable figures are one of the reasons the army switched to the “we don’t do body count” position. If the military try hard to make their numbers reliable, they will substantially undercount the enemy casualties. If they ease up on the checking, they can easily massively overcount.

The U.S., U.K. , and Canadian casualty figures are reliable because they’re linked to healthy democracies, are subject to scruitiny and oversight, and have developed the habit of honesty. I

The fact that we are winning against the terrorists is reliably visible in things like a secure Ramadi, tribes changing sides and Taliban troops being harried and slaughtered over Southern Afghanistan without having a meaningful impact.

]]> By: The Baltimore Reporter http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-17207 The Baltimore Reporter Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:18:11 +0000 http://www.julescrittenden.com/2007/06/07/by-the-numbers/#comment-17207 [...] Jules Crittenden with another factoid the AP is leaving out quite a bit lately: [...] [...] Jules Crittenden with another factoid the AP is leaving out quite a bit lately: [...]

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