Post by crashtest on Nov 4, 2007 18:44:22 GMT -5
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Health care has improved in A-stan such that the under-5 death rate dropped from 257 per 1,000 births to 191 since we kicked the Taliban out in 2001. In comparison, it is 8 per 1,000 in the US. That translates to 90,000 saved lives. Of course, if 2 kids die because they were used as human shields by the Taliban or as collateral damage in a precision bomb attack on the hierarchy and it's front page news on the NY Times. But SAVE 90,000 lives and it's not part of all the news that's fit to print. Sometimes utilitarian ethics hold in nation-building efforts and sometimes you've got to get the sac bunt down in the late innings to get the winning run home. Good job, troops! Job well done.
Health care has improved in A-stan such that the under-5 death rate dropped from 257 per 1,000 births to 191 since we kicked the Taliban out in 2001. In comparison, it is 8 per 1,000 in the US. That translates to 90,000 saved lives. Of course, if 2 kids die because they were used as human shields by the Taliban or as collateral damage in a precision bomb attack on the hierarchy and it's front page news on the NY Times. But SAVE 90,000 lives and it's not part of all the news that's fit to print. Sometimes utilitarian ethics hold in nation-building efforts and sometimes you've got to get the sac bunt down in the late innings to get the winning run home. Good job, troops! Job well done.