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US troop deaths during Iran war exceed Pentagon count by at least four

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  1. bitcurious · · focus · HN ↗
    > The newspaper also reported, citing another unidentified official, that not all of the undisclosed deaths were directly tied to the months-long conflict but involved US personnel who were in the Middle East amid ongoing hostilities.

    If someone dies near a war, but not due to the war, is it really fair to count them as a war fatality?

    1. lokar · · focus · HN ↗
      It's routinely written and recounted that for most wars in history more people died from disease than combat. But we still count them all as war deaths.
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