Very interesting
 

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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