If losing 100 American soldiers in October is winning the war, what number would be losing it?

Answer 1

The problem with this question is inherent, your trying to put a price on freedom. While the loss of any life can be called a tragedy, is losing it to ensue freedom and safety and stability a bad thing. In comparison to the number of people who have died trying to ensure Iraqi freedom, there were 16,694 alcohol-related traffic fatalities in 2004. What's worse in your opinion?

And please be respectful, I've served my time in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Thank You

Answer 2

1 typical Uboat & US Submarine in WW2 had a crew of 100. Does the loss of 1 sub equal the losing the war? NO.....
We lost 52 by the way. 5 in one month.
In 1943 alone the Germans lost 242. Yet, they were not losing the war by any stretch. Do 6 amish kids shoot a school mean they live in a unsafe town? Don't think so.....

Stop obsessing over the box score.

Answer 3

Well.....we won the 2nd world war and lost more in one day than we have in the whole time spent in Iraq. Total in World War II is 407,300. So I guess you have to ask yourself.....are you glad we (Americans if you are American) won. If you say "that was then and things are different now" then you are dreaming and living in a world where even pigs wipe their own *** it's so perfect. Losing even one is too many but realistically, and not dreaming, people die for less causes and death will never stop and.......it's WAR! Even if the "war" is officially over, again realistically bombs+bullets+airplanes+Naval ships+air raids+suicide-rs = War!

Answer 4

Who are you to assume to put a price on freedom?? John Stuart Mill said:

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."

As many have rightly pointed out, "We did not choose this war." We only chose to win it after suffering another attack on 9/11. Anyone who thinks that we could end it by merely packing up and sending all troops in Iraq home to the USA is a fool.

I wish we hadn't lost any American soldiers, but my fellow servicemen (and women) and I chose to don this uniform, and if the time comes for me to lay down my life, I will do so knowing that I paid the ultimate price for you to know freedom. As JFK said:

"The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission. "

Answer 5

The number of dead dont determine if a war is lost or not .
Its if the setted goals are achieved or not.

And in this case, its not achieved... yet.

Lets say this war is not really what we expected... but now that we are there... all we can do is to cheer for our soldiers and pray that they dont die for no reasons !

They are courageous, they are fighting in our names, the less we can do is to support them.

Answer 6

Something tells me that no number is ok with you, my guess is your one of those better red than dead types where war isn't neccessary on any account. It is sad yes, but this is a war plain and simple.

Nevadaporquee, Your a political hack, nothing more you say is even credible and sorry I answered your question. Your son should be shamed of you in my opinion.

Answer 7

Considering that in WWII we were losing thousands per day, I am not sure how you can compare our losses in Iraq. From a pure academic view in relation to other wars we have fought....we are doing quite well. However, many would say and I would agree that any American death is a tragedy.

Answer 8

There were 8,443 CASUALTIES on D Day,,,,, was that a loosing effort??
http://www.warchronicle.com/numbers/WWII/ddaycasualtyest.htm

The number of casualties has little bearing on winning or loosing. What was accomplished by that loss of life is what needs looking at.
One is to many when nothing was accomplished.

Answer 9

Bush could care less how many we lose, his kids are not serving are they. What makes them so special?
It is Raamadan the most deadly time in Iraq. My son who is serving there had no communication with us since the fighting is so ugly and we are losing so many lives.

In Reno, NV the local newspaper lists the soldiers who die in Iraq and what the numbers are. If every paper would do this we could put a FACE on the losses in Iraq. Many people just say "it is serving your country and you signed up to do it" but until they lose someone close to them they will never feel like a parent of a lost son or daughter could.
Stand in our place. We parents do not want a senseless war to take our children and our hopes from us. Why? We are pushing democracy down the throats of those who have no idea what it is and have survived thousands of year without it.
Stand in my shoes. Would you give up the life of your son, daughter, mother, father, cousin, friend, husband, boyfriend for this war?

Answer 10

Think about it like this:

Soldiers fight for your right to make such a statement. And it is one more month that we are not attacked on the homefront, on our land, on the home soil of the United States of America.