How much do you think the active duty death rate rose since the war started?

Question

All Active military deaths during the clinton administation averaged 938 deaths per year.

All Active military deaths during the Bush administration (up to 2006, as the 2007 numbers are not conclusive yet), including deaths from war, averaged 1465 deaths per year.

So, the death rate hasn't even doubled from 'peacetime' to wartime.

Does this put things in perspective for any of you, who are complaining that we need to pull our troops home because of the "high" death numbers?


http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/Death_Rates.pdf

how long before a sniveling liberal accuses accuses me of not caring about military deaths, for bringing a statistic to your attention?

jeezus,,, those are ALLLLLLL DEATHS!!!!!!!!

read you lazy liberal

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funkybum,, ive never heard a member of the military complain about the casualty numbers. It is always the liberals doing that. I'm trying (on deaf ears to some of you), to show you that this is not an argument you can use, no matter how many times you try.

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I love how people like westhill come in, and try to accuse me of lying, when I've posted the link provided to me by the department of defense that shows I am comparing apples to apples. Westhill, does not accept email, (so I can correct him), nor does he allow you to see his questions and answers.

Answer 1

More false statistics. The military has been downsized for one thing, and for another the 1465 deaths in 2006 do not include the non combat deaths, while the Clinton administration figure of 938 does.

Answer 2

Doesn't matter how many facts and statistics you pull, people like westhill just won't believe. They'll tell you all sorts of bull about how il-advised it was to go in, but still, they refuse to acknowledge the truth. Patton in 1944, lost on average 83 men per day -- this, going up against a well trained, uniformed, easily recognizable army. Currently our losses are running at about 2 per day (average) -- going up against an almost invisible enemy. More people (Americans) die on our highways in any one year than have all total in Iraq over the last 4 + years.

Answer 3

i personally dont care how many soldiers are killed...they signed up for the military knowing full well that they were going to have a very high risk of death in the event of war...
its like me signing up for swimming lessons and then complaining that im getting wet...if they dont want to be shot at dont join the army, nobody has been drafted they all joined on theyre own accord.
also in comparison to the enemies casualties ours are minimal due to exempliary training and advanced equipment....
before i get flammed for this point of view im a ex soldier and my view point is shared by every other soldier i ever met..the people who make a issue of this are civilians.

Answer 4

This sniveling liberal appeared at your hyperlink - and this is promptly obvious that the unintentional dying cost replaced into in non-end decline under Clinton - then the unintentional cost and the wrestle deaths shot up under Bush the flaming fool little twerp. So who cares correct to the troops sufficient to maintain them alive? - It replaced into that sniveling Clinton. Why are not you in Iraq scuffling with?

Answer 5

dude thank you for your insight! this war is almost a joke as far as casualties are concerned.these nitwits think that war is a video game-no casualties! we lost over 4000 guys in one day TRAINING for d-day.fucki^ng lib morons!!!!

Answer 6

low or high, the death rate has very little to do with the colossal mistake Iraq has been since day 1

Answer 7

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