| #2 and #4
Obviously the country with the highest number of troops will take the most causilties and also because US Forces are stationed in most of the hotspots while our UK allies are in the southern Basra area where things are quieter.
#1 to a degree as well. There is no doubt that the fact that US troops are in Iraq has brought increased tensions in and of itself. Would they be resisting as fiercely if they were other foreign troops or even UN peacekeepers. Who knows? |