1000 Days of war in Iraq

[envy me]

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$204.4 billion: The cost to the U.S of the war so far.

2,339: Allied troops killed

15,955: US troops wounded in action

98: U.K troops killed

30,000 : Estimated Iraqi civilian deaths

0: Number of WMDs found

66: Journalists killed in Iraq.

63: Journalists killed during Vietnam war

8: per cent of Iraqi children suffering acute malnutrition

53,470: Iraqi insurgents killed

67: per cent Iraqis who feel less secure because of occupation

$343: Average monthly salary for an Iraqi soldier. Average monthly salary for an American soldier in Iraq: $4,160.75

5: foreign civilians kidnapped per month

47: per cent Iraqis who never have enough electricity

20: casualties per month from unexploded mines

25-40: per cent Estimated unemployment rate, Nov 2005

251: Foreigners kidnapped

70: per cent of Iraqi's whose sewage system rarely works

183,000: British and American troops are still in action in Iraq.

13,000: from other nations

90: Daily attacks by insurgents in Nov '05. In Jun '03: 8

60-80: per cent Iraqis who are "strongly opposed" to presence of coalition troops

 

[irwincur]

60-80: per cent Iraqis who are "strongly opposed" to presence of coalition troops

Hmm... Must have missed the latest polls.

That number is around 30% now.

 

[Meuge]

Originally posted by: irwincur

60-80: per cent Iraqis who are "strongly opposed" to presence of coalition troops

Hmm... Must have missed the latest polls.

That number is around 30% now.

That's probably a FAUX NEWS statistic. I doubt they want us there. Whether or not that's sufficient reason to leave... probably not - but there are better reasons.

Probably >30% of arabs don't want us on the Earth. My, oh my, what are we going to do!?

 

[KingofCamelot]

0.7% : Percentage of American troops killed while serving Iraq.

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: KingofCamelot
0.7% : Percentage of American troops killed while serving Iraq.

Tell it to their familes 😉

And ask the politicians why they don't have any children in the Armed Forces

 

[IdaGno]

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: KingofCamelot
0.7% : Percentage of American troops killed while serving Iraq.

The number shouldn't be that high, but this administration doesn't believe in creating a plan on how to stabilize the country.

All we get is "there's another election!" Yeah, well the attacks have increased by a huge margin; that's not stability.

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: Strk

Originally posted by: KingofCamelot
0.7% : Percentage of American troops killed while serving Iraq.

The number shouldn't be that high, but this administration doesn't believe in creating a plan on how to stabilize the country.

All we get is "there's another election!" Yeah, well the attacks have increased by a huge margin; that's not stability.

What is your problem.. are you one of those America Haters.. You do realize that Vice President Cheney assured us that the insurgency was in its last throes about 3 or 4 months ago.. that means the war must almost be over by now

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: dahunan

Originally posted by: Strk

Originally posted by: KingofCamelot
0.7% : Percentage of American troops killed while serving Iraq.

The number shouldn't be that high, but this administration doesn't believe in creating a plan on how to stabilize the country.

All we get is "there's another election!" Yeah, well the attacks have increased by a huge margin; that's not stability.

What is your problem.. are you one of those America Haters.. You do realize that Vice President Cheney assured us that the insurgency was in its last throes about 3 or 4 months ago.. that means the war must almost be over by now

Yeah, you caught me. 🙁

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: Strk

Originally posted by: dahunan

Originally posted by: Strk

Originally posted by: KingofCamelot
0.7% : Percentage of American troops killed while serving Iraq.

The number shouldn't be that high, but this administration doesn't believe in creating a plan on how to stabilize the country.

All we get is "there's another election!" Yeah, well the attacks have increased by a huge margin; that's not stability.

What is your problem.. are you one of those America Haters.. You do realize that Vice President Cheney assured us that the insurgency was in its last throes about 3 or 4 months ago.. that means the war must almost be over by now

Yeah, you caught me. 🙁

:laugh: :evil:

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: KingofCamelot
0.7% : Percentage of American troops killed while serving Iraq.

0.001%: Percentage of Americans who died on 9/11. Does this mean you consider their deaths even more trivial?

0.013%: Percentage of Americans who die in car accidents ever year. Wow, much less trivial than those killed on 9/11, but still much MORE trivial than the trivial number of dead US soldiers in Iraq.

2,100,000: Number of Americans represented by 0.7%...I'll tell you what, if that many Americans die from terrorist attacks over the next 3 years, and you can tell me with a straight face that it's not a big deal, I'll concede that you are right.

Edit: Just saw something interesting here, it's been 1000 days since we invaded Iraq. If 2 out of every 3 of those days was a 9/11 catagory of attack, that might simulate stateside what the soldiers in Iraq are experiencing. Of course raw numbers aren't a lot of help to the family of a dead man, whether he jumped from the second tower or was killed by an IED.

 

[FrancesBeansRevenge]

Originally posted by: Rainsford
0.001%: Percentage of Americans who died on 9/11. Does this mean you consider their deaths even more trivial?

The uncomfortable truth about the 3,000 dead Americans on 9/11 is it's MERELY A TINY FRACTION of the amount of death and destruction we've delivered upon other nations.

Oh but wait we're Americans and God's personal warriors so I guess its different.

 

[ntdz]

Originally posted by: dahunan

Originally posted by: KingofCamelot
0.7% : Percentage of American troops killed while serving Iraq.

Tell it to their familes 😉

And ask the politicians why they don't have any children in the Armed Forces

Some politicians do. Besides, last time I checked, parents can't force their children to join the military.

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: FrancesBeansRevenge

Originally posted by: Rainsford
0.001%: Percentage of Americans who died on 9/11. Does this mean you consider their deaths even more trivial?

The uncomfortable truth about the 3,000 dead Americans on 9/11 is it's MERELY A TINY FRACTION of the amount of death and destruction we've delivered upon other nations.

Oh but wait we're Americans and God's personal warriors so I guess its different.

That wasn't my point. I was just suggesting that measuring the impact of deaths by percentages and numbers isn't really the right way to go about it.

 

[FrancesBeansRevenge]

Originally posted by: Rainsford

Originally posted by: FrancesBeansRevenge

Originally posted by: Rainsford
0.001%: Percentage of Americans who died on 9/11. Does this mean you consider their deaths even more trivial?

The uncomfortable truth about the 3,000 dead Americans on 9/11 is it's MERELY A TINY FRACTION of the amount of death and destruction we've delivered upon other nations.

Oh but wait we're Americans and God's personal warriors so I guess its different.

That wasn't my point. I was just suggesting that measuring the impact of deaths by percentages and numbers isn't really the right way to go about it.

I know. I was just using the opportunity to advance my leftist agenda. 😛

 

[CaptainGoodnight]

Normally I would arguing about these stats and I had a post written up, but now I don't feel like it. As I was writing this I just got a call that a friend of mine who was just killed in Iraq. 🙁 To some of you who care about nothing but stats he is death number 2349, 2350, 2351 or 2352 somewhere in there.

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: FrancesBeansRevenge

Originally posted by: Rainsford

Originally posted by: FrancesBeansRevenge

Originally posted by: Rainsford
0.001%: Percentage of Americans who died on 9/11. Does this mean you consider their deaths even more trivial?

The uncomfortable truth about the 3,000 dead Americans on 9/11 is it's MERELY A TINY FRACTION of the amount of death and destruction we've delivered upon other nations.

Oh but wait we're Americans and God's personal warriors so I guess its different.

That wasn't my point. I was just suggesting that measuring the impact of deaths by percentages and numbers isn't really the right way to go about it.

I know. I was just using the opportunity to advance my leftist agenda. 😛

Heh, well advance away, I just wanted to make sure my point didn't get lost in the advancing 😉

 

[BBond]

Originally posted by: dahunan

Originally posted by: KingofCamelot
0.7% : Percentage of American troops killed while serving Iraq.

Tell it to their familes 😉

And ask the politicians why they don't have any children in the Armed Forces

I guaranty that these "patriots" who have the audacity to minimize the death toll in Iraq would be singing a different tune if there was conscription in place instead of sending the same troops back in for their third and fourth tours.

What nerve.

I'll bet they all have those stupid ribbons on their cars though. :roll:

 

[eilute]

Originally posted by: envy me
15,955: US troops wounded in action

What exactly does this mean? What is considered a wound?

 

[EatSpam]

So where's the most important statistic?

How many Iraqis have converted to Christianity as the result of their families being killed by US bombs? I venture to say that number is well into the millions!

 

[FrancesBeansRevenge]

Originally posted by: Rainsford
Heh, well advance away, I just wanted to make sure my point didn't get lost in the advancing 😉

Fair enough. 🙂

I have a lot of advancing to do to make up for the first 28 ignorant years of my life
when I believed in the fairy father in the sky, believed that truth and justice really WAS the American way, and possessed so much self-hatred that I actually enjoyed watching 'Shock and Awe' on CNN.

Slowly, the blatant lies of the current administration (I should thank Bush for revealing the true nature of American politics both left and right) forced my eyes open and I started to see so many uncomfortable truths. This led to a complete re-examination of my life and my beliefs and how much of what I believed was based on logic and truth and how much was based on self-comforting fantasy. I realised that, at least for me, both my religious beliefs and my blind patriotism served no purpose other than to shield myself from stark reality.

You can search this forum for posts from me post-9/11 thru the beginning of the Iraq war that are filled with vitriol and disturbing indifference to the lives of 'non-Americans'. I was one of Moonbeam's favourite right wingers to harass. 😀

Thankfully, I woke up and grew up and am now trying to learn to deal with life and the world without the self-comforting fantasies to keep me going.

Not that you asked..... hehe.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: eilute

Originally posted by: envy me
15,955: US troops wounded in action

What exactly does this mean? What is considered a wound?

I'd assume enough to warrant a Purple Heart, but I believe there's an issue when it comes to friendly fire.