Countries do little to halt the suffering

FORMER US Marine Lt Col Bill Hurley listed some of the atrocities committed against US military and civilian personnel (Irish Examiner letters, June 13) .

He claimed ‘they’ (presumably the US) have been under attack since 1979. While I sympathise with all who have lost loved ones over that period, his list of 13 attacks spanning the past 27 years needs to be put in perspective.

Here are a few other facts that might help.