http://santiago.indymedia.org/news/2007/09/73154.php
73,846 US troops dead I thought it was like 3,500. What evidence do we have to verify these kinds of things?
2007-09-27 08:38:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
IDK if its valid. I am wondering how do we know the actual total causalties?
2007-09-27 08:41:57 · update #1
Thats waaaay off.
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_casualties.htm
Its 3,848 dead and 27,000 injured (although I did see a 29,000 figure somewhere)
2007-09-27 09:55:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You take this seriously? That is over half the troops in Iraq. Just listen to Wolf Blitzer. He eagerly leads his every spot with the days casualties and running total.
2007-09-27 15:43:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Based on the number of troops sent there is no way this can be true, just a conspiracy theory. The military doesn't even have that many in uniform. You have to quit reading far left wing blogs.
2007-09-27 15:41:46 · answer #3 · answered by ALASPADA 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You should have clicked through to the source report, where you would have learned that the number (73,846) is the number of veterans who have died since 1990 - the first Gulf War -- and includes all conflicts from that date.
2007-09-27 15:45:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Eh..if your talking about the war in Iraq , No those figures are not correct at all........if those figures calculate the over all casualties , just in death then no they are wrong........One can contact the Dept of Information , one is published is public information . try your local newspaper or TV station they can inform you on who to contact to verify information...even a local library .
2007-09-27 15:46:29 · answer #5 · answered by hghostinme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
16 years passed since 1991, the first gulf war.
74000 natural deaths in 16 years (11% of deployed, right?) is a normal toll for the veterans.
2007-09-27 15:51:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That number is too extreme. Is that a valid news source you got that info from?
2007-09-27 15:41:08 · answer #7 · answered by Still Beautifully Conservative 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If we had that many troops to loose, we wouldnt have many left to fight.
Its closer to 3500 mark.
2007-09-27 15:51:07 · answer #8 · answered by GayLF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is obviously nonsense. If it were true, where are all the families of the dead?
2007-09-27 15:43:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
More biased liberal loonacy!!!
2007-09-27 15:40:10 · answer #10 · answered by elmar66 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋