Steve K wrote: "In contrast, how do you derive even vaguely accurate estimates of casualties from an incredibly long period of continuous carpet-bombing of a whole city, never mind the rest of Desert Storm?"

Difficult in the immediate aftermath, true. But that was years ago now and probably nearly all, if not all, of the bodies have been recovered. Plus they will have details of citizens reported missing, which is how the US is estimating the number of casualties in NY.

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