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In June of 2005 I began a topic on AARP’s message board titled THE FINAL BODY COUNT. As of this date it has received more than 82,500 readers and almost 10,000 posts.
That message board is being closed by AARP in April for a different format. Since the new format does not allow the thread to be carried forward that will be the end of this effort. I am told that no other subject has ever had such high interest before on that board. Its purpose was to keep before us all the huge human costs of this needless Iraq war.
Our government has attempted to keep the full facts of our losses as quiet and under reported as possible. The reason of course is to not upset the citizens with the blood and guts of this horrific blunder. As of this date the lives of more than 4,009 of our troops have been sacrificed and at least 30,000 more have suffered physical injury. It is estimated that more than 75,000 others will return with mental scars that will take years to heal if ever. This would make the total American casualties more than 110,000 and counting.
There is no better way of honoring those that have paid such a heavy price than to acknowledge their sacrifices. Attempts to hide those great sacrifices of our bravest or make them third rate behind headlines of Britney is a terrible dishonor to our heroes.
O. BRUCE JONES
Fruita
10 Responses to “Coverage of war in Iraq”
Posted March 31st, 2008 at 12:42 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
yup, under-reported and kept out of sight
Here’s a bit of data, complete with access info to the rest of the data.
Table 15. Operation Iraqi Freedom — Military Deaths,
May 1, 2003, Through June 2, 2007 (As of June 2, 2007)
Casualty Type Totals Army Navy Marines Air Force
Hostile 2,745 1,939 49 741 16
Nonhostile 596 429 24 131 12
Total 3,341 2,368 73 872 28
Male 3,270 2,311 67 866 26
Female 71 57 6 6 2
Total 3,341 2,368 73 872 28
(Officer/Enlisted, age range, and duty status deleted as non pertinent)
American Indian or
Alaska Native 35 20 1 1 4
Asian 63 37 5 2 1
Black or African
American 307 265 5 32 5
Hispanic or Latino 353 221 9 120 3
Multiple Races,
pending or unknown 41 33 6 2
Native Hawaiian or
Pacific island 34 29 5
White 2,508 1,763 53 674 18
Total 3,341 2,368 73 872 28
Source: http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/OIF-Deaths-After.pdf , accessed on June 21, 2007.
Note: After the end of major combat operations. Navy totals include one Coast Guard death.
George W. Bush, worst year during wartime 2005 1945 deaths
Jimmy Carter, no war, just regular peacetime operations under an incompetent fool for a president. 1980 2392 deaths. (previous years not yet located).
Posted March 31st, 2008 at 4:40 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
Wow, willis, Bush is so AWESOME! Too bad you just can’t make him king!
Now, for those of you who care, here’s the rest of the story: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/deaths.asp
Seems that the shrub ain’t so great after all. There is even more to the story, of course, including a couple simple facts: the military was ALOT bigger in 1980, (willis loves that one, makes it easy to say “Clintons Fault!”) homicide rates for young men peaked in the early eighties, and so did car crash/drunk driving deaths. Carter’s incompetence did not include running our military over a cliff or, more aptly, into quicksand.
Posted March 31st, 2008 at 6:45 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
Golly, yer such an impressive embecile sometimes.
The link I provided:
http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/OIF-Deaths-After.pdf
Is the link to the actual government document.
Incidentally, the military was larger BEFORE the peanut farmer from Georgia.
Once again, a Republican President needed to REBUILD the military to defend this nation.
As far as the snopes link, I am aware of the email currently making the rounds.
I didn’t use rumors, but real government data from the actual document.
Stop proving how uninformed you are.
Posted April 1st, 2008 at 8:17 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
troll (plural trolls)
An instance of trolling, especially, in fishing, the trailing of a baited line.
(Internet) A person who posts to a newsgroup, bulletin board, etc., in a way intended to anger other posters and to cause drama, or otherwise disrupt the group’s intended purpose.
(Internet) A deliberately inflammatory post to a newsgroup, etc.
Posted April 1st, 2008 at 9:18 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
The supposed point of your original post, willis, was that there were more military deaths under Carter than Bush, thus justifying your man-crush on our fearless leader, and your vitriolic hate for poor ol’ Jimmy. The numbers you left out from Reagan and Clinton years show your argument to be weak at best. Use a little common sense and look at some other numbers like homicide and car wrecks, and your argument is just plain pitiful. Nothing new, cherry-picking numbers and spinning them to justify the man-crush has been the m.o. of the wing-nuts for many years now.
Posted April 1st, 2008 at 1:06 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
“The supposed point of your original post”
You can “suppose” all day long and it won’t get you any smarter.
The point of my post is factual data.
The reasons more Service Men and Women died from suicides, etc was because under carter, they knew they could be sent into combat with no back up, supplies, weaponry that worked, and they would die for no reason.
Certainly not to defend and protect the country they enlisted to SERVE.
Posted April 1st, 2008 at 4:55 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
Good one, Willis! Heres some factual data for ya:
Army Suicides Highest in 26 Years
By PAULINE JELINEK
The Associated Press
Thursday, August 16, 2007; 2:54 AM
WASHINGTON — Army soldiers committed suicide last year at the highest rate in 26 years, and more than a quarter did so while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new military report.
The report, obtained by The Associated Press ahead of its scheduled release Thursday, found there were 99 confirmed suicides among active duty soldiers during 2006, up from 88 the previous year and the highest number since the 102 suicides in 1991 at the time of the Persian Gulf War.
“The point of my post is factual data.
The reasons more Service Men and Women died from suicides, etc was because under carter[OR DO YOU MEAN BUSH?], they knew they could be sent into combat with no back up, supplies, weaponry that worked, and they would die for no reason.”
Good one willis.
Posted April 1st, 2008 at 7:09 pm Login to Send PM Report this comment
I thought you used spell check Willis. ‘embecile’ however is not a word. I only bring this up since you attacked me (rather than my ideas, attacking the person seems you MO) for a mis-spelling. Pot calling Wilted Johnson Black
Posted April 2nd, 2008 at 7:41 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
Ya know, sometimes it’s just way to easy.
#7 is just a weak personal attack based solely on poor math skills on your part.
Now read this very carefully…
“Army Suicides Highest in 26 Years”
carter left office in January, 1981.
This is April, 2008
so 2008
-1981
—–
?
You do the math.
Posted April 2nd, 2008 at 7:45 am Login to Send PM Report this comment
Oliver, I did respond to your ideas, the spelling thing was just an added bonus.
I do hope that you were not to terribly offended.
On a side note, sometimes the voice recognition software doesn’t always grasp the mechanical voice device. And correcting it just isn’t worth the effort at the time.
But thank you for keeping me on my toes.
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