At least 2,399 members of the U.S. military have died since the war began.What a waste of life.?
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I truly agree with you on this topic.
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War is always horrible, and even one death is more than I want to see.  But you're right.  The news media has made the relatively few deaths from this war seem astounding, when in reality, this is far better than one can expect in a war.  \n\nWar is hell, people!  That's why we try to avoid it.  But this war is nothing like wars in the past.  It is far less costly in human life than most wars we've ever been engaged in.  Get some perspective!\n\nWe can argue over whether we ought to be there or not, but I think when we use the deaths of these courageous young Americans as arguments against fighting, it dishonors their work. When we commit to a war, we know there will be loss of life.  If the loss of life is as low as it has been here, that's wonderful.  It is sad for those who have lost their lives, and for their families, but history tells us that we should have expected it to be much worse.  We should be rejoicing for all the men and women who are ALIVE!\n\nBut, I think some people just like to use emotional arguments to attack the president.
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This is a link to a nice summary at LSU:\nhttp://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/other/stats/warcost.htm\n\nOf course our population was smaller then, but the Revolution and War of 1812 had comparatively minor losses in actual numbers.  Despite the TV and movie drama, an estimated 2.2% were killed in action (KIA).\n\nThe Civil War had an atrocious 184 thousand dead, with just shy of 5% KIA on both sides.  The South's population was smaller, and their losses were greater.\n\nWWI had 53 thousand Americans KIA at a rate of just over 1%, more died from influenza and other diseases than from bullets and bombs.\n\nWWII had over 292 thousand Americans dead, just under 2% of troops KIA.  So while it was indeed devastating and horrible, the proportional body count was not always the way TV and movies depict, although there were indeed places where units were more than decimated.\n\nKorean war dead was at 33 thousand and Vietnam with some 47 thousand combat deaths, though the total body bag count was above 50 thousand.  For all the bad press, only about one-half of one percent of our troops died in Vietnam and the KIA percentage was only one-tenth a percent higher in Korea.\n\nAs for our Iraq War experience, remember in the current fight, by far the most of our troops were killed trying to keep the peace after the Iraqi army had surrendered or disbanded.  (After our Civil War, some of the Southerners did the same, it was not safe for a Union soldier to be alone in the south for several years)\n\nIn the Gulf War, however, the American deaths were only about 148, the KIA figure is essentially zero, the share was so small.  Meanwhile, Iraq suffer almost a quarter-million losses in their military.
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That, my friend, is the problem with those people that think that way.  They do not think about the fact that they enjoy the freedom to speak out against their government because millions of men and women have died defending that right.  Anyone who ever says taht we should just dump the military all together is woefully ignorant of the truth.  not only does the military fight to rpeserve our rights, and show the world what it feels like to have those rights, but it also provides millions of jobs in not only the US, but around the world.  Having a massive military helps our defense and our economy in a big way.  If we got rid of the military all together in just an instant (historically speaking) the US would fall into absolute turmoil economically and would likely sink bacck deeply into the depression that plagues us still today.  Gettign rid of the military woudl make us defenseless to attack by our enemies, powerless to defend our friends, and knock out from under us a major economic leg that we stand on.  All in all, it would just be plain stupid to get ris of the military.
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they wont be i'm sure.  if thats the case lets punish those who killed the 38059 other civilians lost.  its ridiculous because its just part of war.  people need to get a grip its not new news its been happening since 2003, and accidents and cofusion happens.  heard of ptsd????
964439
i feel as you do.it makes me sick to see these soldiers and innocent  civilians dying every day for George Bush's personal war.lets see now Saddam is out of power.there were no weapons.the police and army of Iraq that we are training are selling weapons to the people we are fighting and helping with kidnappings.it doesn't take a rocket scientist on this one.GET OUR SOLDIERS OUT OF HARMS WAY AND BRING THEM HOME.
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Okay! I did not , honestly look at anything you had to say after your first response...War is not best solution..etc..we are all animals that is what we do ...we {most do not like it} but that is what we, in reality do. I hate it..so many lives lost. but only so many of us can stop it or do something about it.. L
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More and more Americans are staring to agree with you on this. It is a terrible situation. Some soldiers say that they've had enough. However, there are those who've only just begun over there, and they feel like: Would you run into a burning building to save lives and then leave everyone to burn? I think at this point we are damned if we do, and damned if we don't
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Because that is what cowards do. A shame that so many brave american men & women have died in a war that advances an ideological and financial agenda. Blood is on Bush & Co.'s hands.
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'fraid so. our brave american 'heros' will be slaughtered & for what? iraq was better off before we went in. saddams crimes are out of our juristiction. iraq had nothing to do with 911 nor did they have wmd. what they did have was oil that they were wanting to sell on the open market. rather than have the competition, its easier to bs the usa into stealing their oil & selling it to ourselves at inflated prices. so what if we sacrifice a few hundred thousand lives, profits are up. theyll probly reinstate the draft.
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Well my father was in world war two, under general patton, went on d-day to the end, and then you have these people that don't appreciate their service to the their country. I'm just glad he didn't die over there for some of these jerk heads today. It makes me sick to think of  all the sacrifices our forefathers made(dying in the prime of life) for this country,and the liberals will take over and ruin this country without firing a shot. America is a terrible thing to waste, help stamp out liberals in our life time.\nAll our enemies don't have to worry about causing us to suffer, this country is slowly dying every day, can you imigine this world without America, it's spooky, isn't it.
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I see that you have posted another question you really don't want an answer to. Stop telling us what we already know. People die in wars. Here are some numbers for you:\n\nTop ten wars with the most US military fatalities: as of 2003\n\n10: Gulf War: 148\n9:   Spanish/American war of 1898: 385\n8:   Mexican war of 1846: 1733\n7:   War of 1812: 2,260\n6:   Revolutionary War: 4,435\n5:   Korean War:  33,651\n4:   World War l:  53,513\n3:   Vietnam:  58,193\n2:   Civil War:  140,414 (Union only: Confederates recorded at 74,000 est)\n\nNUMBER ONE:  World War ll:  292,131\n\nThe greatest civilian losses in all world history are from World War ll: Across the globe, a shocking tally of: 25,568,400.\n\n42,747 Civilian deaths are reported at http://iraqbodycount.net/ and that doesn't compare to the lowest civilian body count of WWll which was 300,000 suffered in Hungary.\n\nCurrent death toll of our service men totals in at 2500 estimate, with changes daily. That currently puts Iraq in at #7 on the top ten.\n\nI don't want to see this war climb to number 6 any more than any one else. Beyond that, what I am trying to say, is that what you are saying has been known for centuries (speaking of the fact that people die in wars) so you aren't presenting anything new and in fact you are just ranting. Yet, I will answer you question by saying this. ONE death from this war, was too many. That is the reality of war. It is hell and good people die. I wish it weren't happening, but there it is. Support our troops, and welcome them home when they come!
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It is sad that the good people of the armed forces are losing their lives for a political war, it is about one thing, then another, guy above me is a neo-con operitive, it was never about freeing the people of Iraq from anything. It was all about greed, you can see that everytime that you fill your tank. Not one life is worth it, not one.
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Firstly the writer "space_tnt" hasn't a clue about the military, current affairs, or past history. You should ignore his comments which are NOT true.\n\nThe vast majority of military personnel do not complain about casualties.  They understand their occupation and its hazards. \n\nMost complaints come from anti-war activists, or individuals who do not support the war. Their comments and complaints are produced with an eye on political gain, not concern for soldiers.\n\nI hope Americans have not lost sight of a vision encompassing freedom and democracy for all.  \n\nKeep in mind that Operation Overlord, D-Day and our landing in Normandy during World War 2 (June through August)caused:\n   53,700 dead,\n   18,000 missing,\n   155,000 wounded.\n\nWill we ever be prepared to make such a sacrifice again?\n\nBe PROUD and supportive of our efforts.\n\nPS:  I retired from the US Army after twenty years of active service.
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http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/iraq/forces/casualties/\n\n\nIt's a shame. \n\nSupport our warriors, but not the war.
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Sounds like the government is attempting to downplay the numbers of people who are dying in war so that the public won't say "Stop the War, Stop the Killing."\n\nWhen you hear that 20 troops have died it does not have the impact of 20 men and women.\n\nPersonally, I want to see every casket and have a tribute paid to each man and woman.  \n\nA country that does not honor it's dead can't very well honor the living.
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This war has seen the least amount of soldier casualties than were imagined.  More people die in traffic accidents in a year than in the war.\n\nBy the way, as far as the vietnam war, did you know that a general in the north vietnam army said that they were beaten, and ready to surrender, but the only thing that kept them going was seeing the american demonstrations.  People like Jane Fonda, and the protesters in the U.S. got servera thousand American soldiers killed.\n\nIf you really want to count numbers, count how many innocent civilians Saddam has murdered.  I know he gassed at least 30 thousand Iraqi kurds once.  \n\nAnd most Iraqi people do not want the soldiers to leave immediately!  They want them to leave when their countrymen can protect them.  Get your facts straight!!!\n\nedit*    P.S. can anyone explain why the U.S. military  recruitment is at an all time high?  I hope you remember that our military is voluntary right now.