ABC's World News, CBS Evening News, and NBC's Nightly News reported that the death toll for U.S. service members in Iraq was down in July. But none of the programs noted at the time that U.S. troop death numbers for July, while lower than previous months, meant that this July was the deadliest July of the war. And none of the programs have reported the fact that the current number of troops killed in Iraq for the months of June, July, and August makes the summer of 2007 the bloodiest summer of the war for American soldiers.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200708290001
2007-09-06 10:24:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Just more evidence that the surge isn't working, despite the smoke and mirrors used by the administration.
2007-09-06 10:35:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
We also have more troops over there because of the surge. President Bush also prewarned us that there would probably be an increase in troop deaths because of the missions that would be involved in the surge. Do you remember that part? i don't like our troops dying anymore than the next person, but unfortunately, that what happens during war. Our soldiers are trained for this and are well aware of the risks.
2007-09-06 10:34:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just goes to show you that you can slice statistics to give prettymuch any impression you want.
2007-09-06 10:34:39 · answer #3 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
due to inflation
2007-09-06 10:59:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
WHY DOES THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?
2007-09-06 10:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by wolf 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋