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It’s not surprising to read that 100,000 civilians have been killed since the ‘coalition’ invaded Iraq, nor that most of those people killed violently were women or children. Iraq simply isn’t a safer place since the invasion, nor is the world. According to the study reported in this story, violence is now the main cause of death in Iraq. “The major causes of death before the war were heart attack, stroke and chronic illness.” So, the war increased terrorism in the region, made the weapons in Iraq available to terrorist all over the world and made Iraq a much more dangerous place for women and children. What are the positive aspects again?

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Iraq deaths claim ‘to be studied’