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  • I posted the same Brave New Film.

    Let's forward this movie on our own to as many people as we can.

    We really DO need to "do something".
    Inofuilwell
  • Military Losses, 1980 thru 2007
    http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf)

    As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is, consider the following statistics:

    The annual fatalities of military members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980 through 2006:

    1980 ......... 2,392 (Carter Year)

    1981 .......... 2,380 (Reagan Year)
    1984 .......... 1,999 (Reagan Year
    1988 .......... 1,819 (Reagan Year)

    1989 .......... 1,636 (George H W Year)
    1990 .......... 1,508 (George H W Year)
    1991 .......... 1,787 (George H W Year)
    1992 .......... 1,293 (George H W Year)

    1993 .......... 1,213 (Clinton Year)
    1994 .......... 1,075 (Clinton Year)
    1995 .......... 2,465 (Clinton Year)
    1996 .......... 2,318 (Clinton Year)
    1997 ............. 817 (Clinton Year)
    1998 .......... 2,252 (Clinton Year)
    1999 .......... 1,984 (Clinton Year)
    2000 .......... 1,983 (Clinton Year)

    Clinton years (1993-2000): 14,000 deaths

    2001 ............. 890 (George W Year)
    2002 .......... 1,007 (George W Year)
    2003 .......... 1,410 (George W Year)
    2004 .......... 1,887 (George W Year)
    2005 ............. 919 (George W Year)
    2006.............. 920 (George W Year)
    2007.............. 899 (George W Year)

    George W years (2001-2006): 7,932 deaths

    These figures mean that the loss from the two latest conflicts in the Middle East are LESS than the loss of military personnel during Bill Clinton's presidency; when America wasn't even involved in a war!

    Race in general population:
    European descent (White) ............... 69.12%
    Hispanic ............................................ 12.5%
    Black ................................................. 12.3%
    Asian ................................................... 3.7%
    Native American .................................. 1.0%
    Other .................................................. 2.6%

    Now... here are the fatalities by Race; over the past three years in Iraqi Freedom:
    European descent (white) ................ 74.31%
    Hispanic ........................................... 10.74%
    Black ................................................ 9.67%
    Asian ................................................. 1.81%
    Native American ................................ 1.09%
    Other ................................................ 0.33%

    (These statistics are published by Congressional Research Service, and they may be confirmed by anyone at:

    http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf
    UTHookEmHorns73
  • God, you went to a lot of trouble to prove you could misrepresent how the statistics actually affect American soldiers, their families and the countries we attack.

    Add up those 20,000 PLUS U.S. soldiers maimed for life and tell me you don't understand the relevance because they were treated in the newest state-of-the-art field hospitals that weren't set up or available and not nearly as well-staffed or as modernized when we went into places like Bosnia.

    Nice try at minimizing the awful toll Bush's illegal and immoral war has taken on not only the soldiers and their families but the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi dead, Sport!

    Nice to see another mindless Neo-Con around here spouting pro-Bush rhetoric even if it is misleading.

    Tell us how many innocent foreign citizens Clinton killed and how many U.S. Soldiers were maimed for life, pal!

    Oh yeah, nice skip over 5 of the Reagan years, Mr. Wizard.

    This post ( http://current.com/items/88870884_a_plan_to_end_the_war... ) not only addresses more of the problem but also offers a sensible way to bring the troops home
    Inofuilwell
  • This is a reply to another Current member.

    ObiaMan,

    Actually, no, I'm not a Republican.

    And thank you for proving my point. You're one of the few that caught it.

    SelectedTotal
    CalendarActiveFull-Time (est.)ReserveMilitary Total
    Year Duty Guard-ReserveFTE FTE Deaths

    1980 2,050,758 22,000 86,872 2,159,630 2,392
    1981 2,093,032 22,000 91,719 2,206,751 2,380
    1982 2,112,609 41,000 97,458 2,251,067 2,319
    1983 2,123,909 49,000 100,455 2,273,364 2,465
    1984 2,138,339 55,000 104,583 2,297,922 1,999
    1985 2,150,379 64,000 108,806 2,323,185 2,252
    1986 2,177,845 69,000 113,010 2,359,855 1,984
    1987 2,166,611 71,000 115,086 2,352,697 1,983
    1988 2,121,659 72,000 115,836 2,309,495 1,819
    1989 2,112,128 74,200 117,056 2,303,384 1,636
    1990 2,046,806 74,250 137,268 2,258,324 1,507
    1991 1,943,937 70,250 184,002 2,198,189 1,787
    1992 1,773,996 67,850 111,491 1,953,337 1,293
    1993 1,675,269 68,500 105,768 1,849,537 1,213
    1994 1,581,649 65,000 99,833 1,746,482 1,075
    1995 1,502,343 65,000 94,585 1,661,928 1,040
    1996 1,456,266 65,000 92,409 1,613,310 974
    1997 1,418,773 65,000 94,609 1,578,382 817
    1998 1,381,034 65,000 92,536 1,538,570 827
    1999 1,367,838 65,000 93,104 1,525,942 796
    2000 1,372,352 65,000 93,078 1,530,430 758
    2001 1,384,812 65,000 102,284 1,552,196 891
    2002 1,411,200 66,000 149,942 1,627,142 999
    2003 1,423,348 66,000 243,284 1,732,632 1,228
    2004 1,411,287 66,000 234,629 1,711,916 1,874
    2005 1,378,014 66,000 220,000 1,664,014 1,942
    2006 1,378,014 66,000 220,000 1,664,014 1,858

    Please follow the link, http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf, for further information.

    Don't just believe anything and everything you hear, see, and/or posted in/on any form of media. Even if you think it helps your cause(s). ALWAYS RESEARCH AND VERIFY EVERYTHING VERY, VERY CLOSELY.

    I even helped you this time by giving you some of the research material.

    This posting was from an email going around. And many would have just believed it without any research. Especially if it came from a friend, family member, or organization with similar views as the reader.

    By the way ObiaMan, I'm a Conservative that believes in the War on Terror. Even the terror of our own government. But I'm still very proud to be an American. I just wish my fellow Americans would open their eyes and see the bigger picture.
    UTHookEmHorns73
  • There IS no "War on Terror". It is only a war FOR oil and control of territory in the Middle East.

    BTW, the label of "conservative" also fails to describe those who elected the Neo-Cons in control of the government under the Bush Administration.

    They are actually the most fiscally liberal voters in the history of this nation but they DO represent the most arrogant sector of elitists in recent history.

    I'm wondering if anyone saw the absolutely staggering ratio of deaths to total injuries? If so, you must have noted its exponential growth since WWII?

    It simply proves that Bush has put a bigger percentage of American soldiers in wheel chairs when compared to those killed than any other American president.

    He should be rotting in one of those foreign gulags awaiting trial for War Crimes without the possibility of appeal.
    Inofuilwell

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