Toolbox Whimsy

From time to time I'm going to share some of the gutbusting wisdom that appears in The Globe & Mail editorials. I'm calling this the "toolbox" in honour of that complete tool, Marcus Gee.

After exploring whether 400,000 Iraqis or 600,000 Iraqis have been killed since America invaded, we got this gem:

But it doesn't answer the question: How can so many

senseless deaths be prevented?

Memo to Marcus: I'm sorry but they're dead. That's it, they're gone, finished, in the arms of their maker. Once they're dead, it's a bit late to ponder how that can be prevented. Tool.