Since the start of the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan,
the time period from the invasion of Iraq in March 2003 through
now, we have lost a total of 3,140 soldiers. [Old data as of August
2007]
As tragic as the loss of any single soldier is, consider this:
Below is a list of deaths of soldiers while actively serving in the
armed forces from 1980 through 2004:
FIGURES ARE CONFIRMED ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SITE (Paste in and
look at:
http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personne...LTY/castop.htm
1980 2,392
1981 2,380
1982 2,319
1983 2,465
1984 1,999
1985 2,252
1986 1,984
1987 1,983
1988 1,819
1989 1,636
1990 1,507
1991 1,787
1992 1,293
1993 1,213
1994 1,075
1995 1,040
1996 974
1997 817
1998 827
1999 796
2000 758
2001 891
2002 999
2003 1,228*
2004 1,874*
2005 919*
2006 920*
* Figures are Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring
Freedom fatalities
Does this really mean that the loss from the two current conflicts
in the Middle East are LESS than the loss of military personnel
during Mr. Clinton's presidency? [1993 - 2000 which totals 7500]
Were we at war?
Now, are you confused when you look at these figures?
I was.
Especially when I saw that in 1980, during the reign of President
Carter, there were 2,392 military fatalities of U.S. soldiers.
What this clearly indicates is that our media and our liberal
politicians pick and choose. They choose to ignore... and NOT present
the facts.
Another fact our media and politicians like to slant is that these
brave men and women losing their lives are minorities. The latest
census of our military shows the following:
European descent (white) 69.12%
Hispanic 12.5%
African American 12.3%
Asian 3.7%
Native American 1.0%
Other 2.6%
The fatalities over the past three years in Iraqi Freedom are:
European descent (white) 74.31%
Hispanic 10.74%
African American 9.67%
Asian 1.81%
Native American 1.09%
Other 2.33%
Nice how the media changes and/or omits information?!
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