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This was very insightful. This shows that our troops are overall are not losing more troops than any other time. The deaths are always tragic and a great loss. But the war effort has not caused any ‘significantly’ greater loss than when we were not at war. This tells me that our troops are well trained and carry out the job and watching each other. Keep fighting and lets win this war.
Above is a table reporting military deaths since 1980 (click to enlarge). What’s incredible is how our military loses almost 1000 soldiers a year even in “non war” eras.
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You are missing an important point. You are looking at only the “absolute” number of deaths each year, rather than looking at the percent of deaths, i.e., the absolute number divided by the total number of military personnel in a given year. In 1980 there were over 2 million. In recent years only 1.6 million. So in 1980 0.11% deaths compared with 0.14% deaths. Statistically, that is a significant difference. As you would expect, as there is a war on. So what exactly is your point?
The point is that our military friends are doing hell of a job decimating the enemy while keeping our deaths down. Name any other war that we have fought over a period of years with such a low death rate.
The other point is toward the pointed ear idiots who can’t wait to raise the white flag before the war is even over.
Yeah, too many senators want a specific exit strategy, e.g., cut and run: John Warner (Virginia), Chuck Hagel (Nebraska), Olympia Snowe (Maine), Susan Collins (Maine), Norm Coleman (Minnesota), Lamar Alexander (Tennessee), John Sununu (New Hampshire), Judd Gregg (New Hampshire), Gordon Smith (Oregon), Pete Domenici (New Mexico), George Voinovich (Ohio), Robert Bennett (Utah) and, Mitch McConnell. Damn libs!
Very interesting info. release by U.S. General Accountability Office – Voter Reg. Division today regarding political affiliation of U. S. Military personnel outside of U. S. I was surprised by some of the percentages. Data is based on ballots distributed to troops overseas.
U.S Political Affiliation – Active Military
Republican: 34%
Democrat: 35%
Independent (Undeclared): 27%
American Independent: 2%
Green: 1%
Other: 1%
Not that surprising, reallly. Most of the Independents are probably conservative. Young voters nowadays tend not to want to affiliate with a specific party.
Rush talked about these statistics recently. He too said that most, if not all, Independents are conservative, making the total 63% of overseas military conservatives. A little low, I think.