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To: Polybius

Or put another way: it took 5 years and 11 days for the number of casualties in the War in Iraq to equal the number of casualties in 90 minutes on 9-11-01.


3 posted on 09/22/2006 5:15:00 PM PDT by Prov3456
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To: Prov3456

Yep.
And this time, were GIVING, not getting.


5 posted on 09/22/2006 5:18:53 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Prov3456

A little historical perspective:

D day Allied killed 2500

Antietam total killed 3650

Gettysburg " " 5600

Somme first day British " " 19200

Every US death in Iraq is a tragedy to his friends family and comrades. But from a historical perspective our loses in Iraq have been amazingly light. If we can't handle this a nation, we are really a paper tiger.


18 posted on 09/22/2006 5:34:50 PM PDT by Kozak (Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
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To: Prov3456

Good perspective and point, P.


21 posted on 09/22/2006 5:54:00 PM PDT by butternut_squash_bisque (The recipe's at my FR HomePage. Try it!)
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