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February 11, 2005

Wolfowitz: Non-American deaths are OK

In other words, as long as it's not American deaths, it's OK.

WolfowitzWolfowitz says reducing US casualties in Iraq more important.
The number two Pentagon official said reducing American casualties in Iraq was more important than bringing US troops back home -- and pointed to the rising Iraqi death toll as evidence this strategy was working.

"I'm more concerned about bringing down our casualties than bringing down our numbers," Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said in an interview with PBS television's "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" program. "And it is worth saying that since June 1, there have been more Iraqi police and military killed in action than Americans."

Via Free Iraq

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