Talk:US President Bush says 30,000 civilians killed in Iraq war

"The Web site Iraqbodycount.org estimates, as a conservative lower estimate of those documented to have been killed, the number of Iraqi civilians killed at a low of 27,383 and a high of 30,892, based on online media and eyewitness accounts." -- Is "conservative" here used in its political meaning or as a synonym for cautious? - Apollyon 14:00, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

It is "conservative" with a small c, so it is a synonym for cautious as you put it. Brian McNeil / ^talk 19:11, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

The actual question was how many "total" died. Can you place this in the acticle? "Q. Since the inception of the Iraqi war, I'd like to know the approximate total of Iraqis who have been killed. And by Iraqis I include civilians, military, police, insurgents, translators."

Restored Lancet reference as it is "the only serious scientific attempt to estimate the total number of Iraqi civilian deaths". If somebody wants to question this, perhaps they can point to another source?