Re: Acceptable US Casualties Against 3rd World Armies
In considering the OP question and not addressing terminology, I have thought of this.
We know how public reaction in the US to the casualty levels in Iraq and Afghanistan was portrayed.
I just quickly grabbed these numbers to see how it related as a % of total force.
1,429,995 total US Military Strength (at some point)
AFGHANISTAN
2,386 KIA in Afghanistan as of October 18th, 2016
20,049 WIA
22,435 total 2.46 % of total force
IRAQ
4,424 KIA as of June 29, 2016
31,952 WIA
36,376 total 6.47 % of total force
So if you are searching for a figure to be an upper limit of unacceptable casualties (US), perhaps 2% for start of political dissent, 6% for serious dissent and 10% for collapse of government? (4% between the different levels) of total forces involved.
Not etched in stone, just a quick calculation to test the theory.
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