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According to a study by the well-respected Project on Defense Alternatives, some 11,000-15,000 Iraqis were killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (3/19/03-5/1/03). Of that approximate number, 30% were civilians (between 3,200 - 4,300 non-combatants).

According to the study, "These conclusions are based on an extensive review and analysis of operational data, demographic data, several hospital and burial society surveys, media interviews with Iraqi military personnel, battlefield fatality estimates made by US field commanders and embedded reporters, and media and non-governmental accounts of hundreds of civilian casualty incidents."

If we are to make objective decisions regarding the cost/benefit analysis of removing Saddam, then these number must play into that equation.

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