A Culture of Violence Finds Its Nearly Perfect Number of Victims (opens in new tab)

Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of US Central Command whose responsibilities include coordinating attacks on Iran, recently testified at a Senate hearing. Cooper said that when it comes to Iranian civilian deaths caused by US missiles, the United States has done a practically flawless job. The New York Times reported that Cooper suggested: “the US military’s record … had been near perfect.” According to Admiral Cooper, near perfection apparently translates to an estimated 1,700 civilian deaths ...