Digger's death at the hands of "legitimate" insurgents "necessary"

With the death of sapper Jamie Ronald Larcombe 23 Australian soldiers have died in Afghanistan. It is perhaps unseemly to broach this so soon after Larcombe's untimely death in the service of his country but I would like to ask a question of Antony Loewenstein: Antony, do you mourn the deaths of Australians serving in Afghanistan, or do you view soldiers' deaths at the hands of "legitimate" insurgents as a "necessary" prerequisite to the desired defeat of coalition forces?

Perhaps either the host or one of the panelists could ask this question of Loewenstein the next time he's on The Drum pitching the view from the fringe Left.

Update More Loewenstein idiocy:

Here’s an idea; don’t sell weapons to any state that kills its own citizens (including Israel)

This brings to mind two more questions for Loewenstein: have you ever considered remedial English instruction; and, which Israeli citizens has Israel killed?