[joe fonebone]

what is amazing is that under clinton, there were 8,033 military deaths, under bush, counting the casualties of war, there were 7,803...can anyone (libs) explain that? I can because I served under carter...gutting the military results in lost lives, period..

[God luvs America]

and look at the way clinton destrpyed the military....almost 1.8 million active duty when he got in and 1.37 when he left...

[Rb ver. 2.0]

IMO, higher alert status, increased training and higher morale reduces accidental deaths in the military.

[Joan Kerrey]

what is amazing is that under clinton, there were 8,033 military deaths, under bush, counting the casualties of war, there were 7,803

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Also I can’t remember a single newscast during the Clinton years that started off each and every time telling us how many died today or yesterday. I don’t remember seeing stats every month like we do today. I don’t remember hearing the count, to date, who died in the Serbian conflict. I don’t remember hearing newscasters daily feeding us negatives like they do now.

[ga medic]

I get 7514 under Clinton, and 7033 under Bush. Your comparison is inaccurate because the numbers from 2005-2006 are incomplete. These numbers are not useful anyway, as far as military success is concerned. A certain percentage of all populations will die in any given time frame. This includes the military. Clinton is not responsible for the 1040 deaths in 1995, any more than Bush is responsible for the 891 deaths in 2001. People die, all the time. Even in the military.

[Normal4me]

But the bumperstickers said “Clinton lied and no one died”. Well, except for those 8033 service members.....Give Bush a chance to tie Clinton, he still has a year left in office.