While understanding that every American soldier lost is a tragedy, this still seems damn impressive…
Mullah Omar may have wanted to see his metrics improve from the 100-1 loss ratio in Kandahar last month. Well, those numbers certainly changed — from humiliating to catastrophic [165:1]
Granted it\’s a rough estimate, but even considering ballpark figures that\’s damn impressive. And it says a hell of alot about the efficiency of our forces there. Plus the idea that there are 165 more terrorists at room temperature makes me very pleased. On the other hand, there is grieving US family out there and suddenly 165 seems a very small number.
However, I\’ve been unable to come up with even a ballpark figure for Iraq that I have any degree of confidence in, although these guys are making an effort. Certainly the styles of battle are apples and basketballs, so I\’m not sure one can make any meaningful comparisons. Plus obviously something as simple as a kill-ratio does not win a war, nor even a battle. As evidence of that, there were plenty of WWII battles in which the Germans and Japanese possessed overwhelmingly superior kill ratios.
However, it does go to support the flypaper theory of attracting lots of fanatical martyrs to the battlefield were they can be removed from the equation. Although, how Allah is coming up with enough virgins, simply boggles the mind, even if just from a logistical standpoint.