Washington D.C. more dangerous than Iraq?

Question

There has been a monthly average of 160,000 US troops in the Iraqi theatre of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2,112 deaths.

That gives a monthly firearm death rate of 75 per 100,000 soldiers in ALL of Iraq. The entire nation. A nation about the size of California.

The firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 persons for the same period.

So, should the democrats surrender Washington?

Interesting answers. Shows some of you are thinking, others simply towing the party line. But think about this. What does it say about the resolve of our nation, now or ever, if those not involved in this conflict are so anxious to surrender the battle field given such figures? While we mourn every death, we've taken less than 1% in casualties. Just makes me wonder about the motives of those so ready to surrender to our enemies.

BTW, I'm the son of a career Marine and a medically (non-combat) discharged Marine. My family's been fighting in America's wars since long before we were a nation.

Answer 1

No trust me i'm in Iraq.................D.C doesn't have IEDs, Mortars, Rockets etc. The percent you have for the troops are not all from firearms trust me so that statement is not really true.

Answer 2

This has already been debunked months ago. Unless you include civilian deaths, and adjust for a comparable area of iraq rather than include the whole country, you're just lieing with statistics. I work in DC. Are their areas I wouldn't want to walk through at night? You bet. Are there reports of 20, 30, 40, or even more people killed per day, almost every day, for 3 years? Nope.

Answer 3

the percentages of an American citizen getting killed are plenty greater in detroir and dc than they are in Iraq. it extremely is an completely pointless fact and is on the basis of the difficulty surrounding the midsection East. the american government could no longer care much less approximately human existence, it only feels that the tendancy of the american populus to ***** while 1000's of its troops are slaughtered distant places is satisfactorily inconvenient to benefit public statements to the effect that "existence is greater risky back residing house than in Iraq". the clicking is an rather stable channel for transmitting this incorrect information. eliminate the observe "american" from that sentence and you will grant up comparing Detroit with Bagdhad right this moment. virtually 3 quarters of a million human beings, greater often than not civilians, have been killed as a effect of the U. S. invasion of Iraq. 1000's are blown up each month. The death penalty has been presented for military deserters and the heavily armed american troops are enjoying much less and much less of an lively wrestle function as they push poorly experienced iraqi squaddies into circumstances they do no longer seem to be equipped to handle. Comparative to the completed inhabitants of the rustic, American presence is minimum subsequently statistically, of course one is greater probably to be shot in a unfavourable city interior the U. S.. in case you think in those information then be happy to take your next holiday in Fallujah.

Answer 4

Not the same situation, but I came across one even scarier:

A fellow graduate student complained about the high casaulties in Iraq; several days later he bragged about not remembering the drive home from the bar during St. Patrick's Day. Drunk drivers kill five times as many people each year as the number of American deaths in Iraq total.

Answer 5

I just looked up your numbers and you are correct. Sad but true. People think it’s so bad in Iraq. We only get reports of the worst and never the best.

But then again it's how people spin it.

If you put the car bombs into play there are more deaths. It's a war there but it's really bad here without a war.

Answer 6

Your death rate is entirely inaccurate an without analogy. You failed to include the death rate of innocent Iraqis. Include that and then reevaluate.

Answer 7

No. There's no suicide bombers in Washington. Your logic is just plain wrong. Tell you what, I'll give you the choice of having your azz dropped in the middle of Iraq or in the middle of Washington. I'll bet you'd take Washington anyday.

Troll.

Answer 8

The homicide rate in DC has been pretty consistent no matter who is in charge for decades. Time to think beyond political parties and about real solutions.

Answer 9

Try walking around DC after Dark...

Answer 10

no I think you should surrender Yahoo Answers.