WHY ISN’T THE IRAQ BODY COUNT METER RUNNING IN REVERSE? Um, because then it wouldn’t have propaganda value?

So if the UN’s estimate was accurate – and if it wasn’t where’s the outcry that those who opposed the sanctions on humanitarian grounds were lying – and there is no evidence that Iraqis continue to die of privation, then, by my calculations, the war has already resulted in a net savings of over 15,000 Iraqi lives since the war’s end using the war casualty figures compiled by Iraq Body Count. By rights the odometer style counters should be running in reverse subtracting 5,000 Iraqi deaths per month.

I think, though, that it should be “thanatometer,” not “odometer.” Maybe I should ask Dr. Weevil. . . .