Don't get me wrong, I'm all up for Marine's kicking ass, taking names and not getting killed out there in this bloody war. But when I see a figure like that, I honestly have to stop and ask myself 'Who the hell are we fighting'?
I mean, a war between two sides and we've got these trained elite soldiers on one side and these insurgents who've probably never shot a gun in their life. Never had an ounce of combat training. Never really been in a real firefight and didn't know how to use tactics. Basically, an enemy that doesn't know how to fight.
That raises the question than, if they're not trained on how to fight (on their own turf mind you) than are they really soldiers? I mean, sure, they're fighting for a cause, but are they really soldiers or just idiots with a gun? And, if so, are they idiots who were just average joes trying to put up a fight against a well trained/fed army.
I mean, I'm not stating that as a fact or anything at all, but it's just a question that I ask myself every once in awhile to really try to understand the nature of this war after hearing such staggering figures.