posted July 18, 2006 10:28 PM              

A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq

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As of Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at least 2,555 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,020 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

The AP count is two higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.

The British military has reported 114 deaths; Italy, 32; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 17; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, four; Slovakia, three; El Salvador, Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, one death each.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 18,988 U.S. service members have been wounded, according to a Defense Department tally.

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The latest deaths reported by the military:

- No deaths reported.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

- Army Staff Sgt. Jason M. Evey, 29, Stockton, Calif.; died Sunday when his vehicle was hit by an explosive in Baghdad; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Calvary Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Hood, Texas.

- Army Sgt. Andres J. Contreras, 23, Huntington Park, Calif.; died Saturday when his vehicle was hit by an explosive in Baghdad; assigned to the 519th Military Police Battalion, 1st Combat Support Brigade, Fort Polk, La.

- Army Sgt. Alkaila T. Floyd, 23, Grand Rapids, Mich.; died Thursday in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries from an explosive on July 8 in Ramadi; assigned to the 54th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, Bamberg, Germany.

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posted July 19, 2006 07:05 PM              

Bush head created from the photos of American soldiers who have died this year in Iraq - creator unknown. If a picture is worth a thousand words...this one speaks for itself.

This was made quite awhile back....we could fill up two bush heads...or maybe three by now...

posted July 19, 2006 07:08 PM            

You are the one saying BUSH is sending our Soldiers to DIE.. whereas the truth is that SOLDIERS die as a result of conflict.

There are a fair number that have died due to friendly fire and accidents - accidents that happen in Iraq AND Here in the US.

posted July 19, 2006 07:14 PM              

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the truth is that SOLDIERS die as a result of conflict.

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...but fails to see that the "conflict" is a result of bush and his cronies LYING to get us into that "conflict!"

posted July 19, 2006 07:29 PM            

Here are stats...

For those that say we are in another Vietnam:

Over 58,000 Soldiers were killed in Vietnam and 304,000 wounded - in a period of 10 years.. that is almost 5,800 Soldier dying per year.

Since 2003 we have lost close to 2,500 Soldiers in Iraq - that amounts to almost 400 per year. Some days there are NO deaths (THERE GOES STAINBOW'S DAILY ACCUSATION).

People say we LOST the Vietnam war:

The fall of Saigon happened 30 April 1975, two years AFTER the American military left Vietnam. The last American troops departed in their entirety 29 March 1973. How could we lose a war we had already stopped fighting? We fought to an agreed stalemate. The peace settlement was signed in Paris on 27 January 1973. It called for release of all U.S. prisoners, withdrawal of U.S. forces, limitation of both sides' forces inside South Vietnam and a commitment to peaceful reunification. [1996 Information Please Almanac]

John Kerry's Lie (JUST LIKE THOSE THAT LIE ABOUT THIS CONFLICT) about Vietnam - POW-MIA's

POW-MIA Issue (unaccounted-for versus missing in action)

Politics & People, On Vietnam, Clinton Should Follow a Hero's Advice, Sen. John Kerrey is quoted as saying about Vietnam, there has been "the most extensive accounting in the history of human warfare" of those missing in action. While there are still officially more than 2,200 cases, there now are only 55 incidents of American servicemen who were last seen alive but aren't accounted for. By contrast, there still are 78,000 unaccounted-for Americans from World War II and 8,100 from the Korean conflict.
"The problem is that those who think the Vietnamese haven't cooperated sufficiently think there is some central repository with answers to all the lingering questions," notes Gen. John Vessey, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Reagan and Bush administration's designated representative in MIA negotiations. "In all the years we've been working on this we have found that's not the case." [The Wall Street Journal]
http://www.vhfcn.org/stat.htm

Now, let us get to WWII...

How many people died in WWII?

We lost 405,000 in all of WWII according to the History News Network.

Here’s another statistic: Total American combat deaths from the American Revolution through today: 1,541,042 with over 700,000 of those coming during the Civil War when we were fighting each other.

Hmmm..........

Now, we HATE seeing our Soldiers DIE... EVERY REPUBLICAN with a brain and heart hates to see anyone die - especially at the hands of our cockroach enemy! But, for those that state this war is worse that any other - people are being sent to slaughter - this is BUSH trying to kills people.. LOOK AT THE DAMN PAST....

posted July 19, 2006 07:35 PM            

If we left it up to you and the twit club - you would have sent the terrorists an apology for their MURDERING innocent people on 9-11...

You and others devoid of intellect like yourself, would rather believe in some FANTASY that BUSH and the CIA along with Isreal conspired together to kill our own people, take out our own infrastructure in order to wage war on Iraq and take their oil.

HOW STUPID!!! That is about as stupid as an imbecile believing in Lizard people, but thinking our President would kill "Impressionable young children called Soldiers".

You are whacked in the head to think that our Soldiers belong to some group of retards that are so impressionable one could lead them to jump from cliffs like a bunch of lemmings- YET you defend the Poor innocent Muslims right to defend themselves with IED's when THEY ARE THE ONES taking young impressionable 15 year olds and telling them to strap bombs to their bodies to get ALLAH's blessing... Their MOMS encourage it to get MONEY....

posted July 20, 2006 02:11 PM              

Hey, I thought we were bringing the name calling and ugly sounding nick names to a halt?

What's this with the Stainbow?

If you continue to refer to me as such, than I shall have to start calling you "Ms. Piddyful."

posted July 20, 2006 02:21 PM              

Keep it Simple..logical. ...

and let's all get along..we are adult's???

on a spiritual board..you would never know it from this forum

Global Unity. ...

posted July 20, 2006 02:22 PM              

I don't what you're trying to prove....

Frankly, it was a big waste of your time...

...because the dead soldiers mentioned in the first post on this thread, are dead soldiers....and we both know how and why they got that way....no matter how much you try to cover bush's arse....

posted July 20, 2006 02:36 PM              

Can you count?

Okay......

Count four posts down on this thread and here's what you'll see, directly from Pid's mouth (or fingers in this case), dated July 19, 2006 - 7:08 pm.....(that seems to be yesterday...)

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You are so full of Sh!t Stainbow..

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Yes - it was yesterday....and yet you say to me....

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Rainbow..you chose a post of Pidaua's from after saying no more name calling..

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Yes I did, Lotus...AFTER saying no more name calling...duh! Doesn't THAT make sense? AFTER is when we were supposed to have stopped....(that's usually the way it works) ....and AFTER we made the deal is when she called me Stainbow....so how can you possibly say to me....

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why do you like to start things?
why do you twist and turn things?

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If you can force yourself to think rationally, you might finally SEE who is TWISTING AND TURNING THINGS....*sigh*

posted July 20, 2006 03:24 PM              

Pid and I made the deal a few days a go, and she broke it yesterday....

posted July 20, 2006 05:49 PM            

No worries Lotus

Stainbow, I said I wouldn't refer to your age or looks. I never said anything about playing on your name Calling me piddyful is actually pretty witty and made me smile. I was surprized it came from you

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The democratic world believes that it is not the terrorists that are to blame, but us. Us, the westerners.
WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the sooner you eliminate this misconception from your minds, the better.
We are NOT to blame. It is the freaking terrorists and the freaking terrorists only!!!! They are the bad guys. They do not understand concepts like peace, democracy, and respect for human life. They are, pure and simPle, EVIL!!!!! Behind all their political manipulations, if you carefully look at the actions of these MONSTERS, they are EVIL!!

http://www.mideastweb.org/log/archives/00000489.htm

Provided by the lovely Lady Lioneye

posted July 21, 2006 02:08 AM              

No comments, on how you look......or your age....

Actually, I don't even like "playing on your name"..... or anybody's for that matter......I think it's stupid, and childish......

but you know.....that when you start in on me - you'll get it back...

Otay?

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