Ofcouse they can "live with that kind of casualties"!
Everyday that they are present in Iraq means more money!
Human life has no meaning here. And these small casualties are really acceptable by their standards. But that is the price of war. The price of
changing the structure of the goverment. 20 civilians a day and 2 soldiers.
Comapred to 3000 dead ever day in DR Congo, that is really a small price to pay.
As with Vietnam it's poor black, hispanic and 'white trash' kids who are stopping the bullets - as long as it's not the sons of oil barons, WASP
ivy leaguers etc they're more than happy.
BTW John Simpson is (IMO) a UK Intelligence Agency 'asset' - he's seen as a trusted source but some of his stuff is very convenient, timely for UK
Govt.
Civilian casuality rates aren't being kept so I don't trust this number. Though since the entire basis for the invasion was a fabrication, I
really don't believe much of what I read coming out of Iraq at this time. Filtering out the truth (if any) from the lies is impossible.