Death Toll - Iraq...

SUBMAN1 · 10-30-06, 05:08 PM

You know, I am amazed by the Death Toll the papers keep reporting on Iraq. Saw this morning that one paper reported that we hit the worst ever - 101 this month. Isn't that amazing the progress we have made? Try that back during the Vietnam conflict and you can easily add another 1000+ to that number! Want to talk WWII?

Soon, in the future, that number will drop to almost nothing as our robotic soldiers come online. If 101 is the worst that can happen to us with a couple hundred thousand targets for the enemy to choose from on the ground out there, then nothing can touch us from these pathetic people.

Anyway, 101 lives is 101 lives, and each one is important, but technology has saved 10's of thousands of additional lives that what would have been lost in the past, and I am appreciative for our hard working engineers for keeping them safe!

Just my thoughts for the day.

-S

10-30-06, 05:13 PM

Begs the question. How many people have died due to motor vehicle accidents during the same period. Worse, how many abortions have been performed over the same period. No one is up in histerical, weeniie, gnashing of teeth of those two subjects.

SUBMAN1 · 10-30-06, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by waste gate

Begs the question. How many people have died due to motor vehicle accidents during the same period. Worse, how many abortions have been performed over the same period. No one is up in histerical, weeniie, gnashing of teeth of those two subjects.

That is not the point of my post though. The point is - they can't touch then - 101? That's an incredibly low number in a hostile environment and it is due to technology. It's actually an unbelievable number that can not even be compared to in any other time in history!

This is a lot in due to our hard working engineers we have that constantly keep coming up with things to keep our troops safe, and that is why I wrote my post. To put it into perspective, over 50,000 men were killed in Vietnam in less time.

-S

August · 10-30-06, 05:25 PM

I read somewhere that the death toll for all our wars up to Vietnam was 1 in 15. During Vietnam and ever since our death toll has been around 1 in 1500.

10-30-06, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

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Originally Posted by waste gate

Begs the question. How many people have died due to motor vehicle accidents during the same period. Worse, how many abortions have been performed over the same period. No one is up in histerical, weeniie, gnashing of teeth of those two subjects.

That is not the point of my post though. The point is - they can't touch then - 101? That's an incredibly low number in a hostile environment and it is due to technology. It's actually an unbelievable number that can not even be compared to in any other time in history!

This is a lot in due to our hard working engineers we have that constantly keep coming up with things to keep our troops safe, and that is why I wrote my post. To put it into perspective, over 50,000 men were killed in Vietnam in less time.

-S

OK, I get your meaning now. July 1 thru July 3 1863 52,000 casualties, all Americans. Gettysburgh. Your point on technology also applies to what we call collateral damage. Much reduced. Most deaths we see in Iraq are Iraqi upon Iraqi.

Anyone claiming the US presence instigates the violence should look at the tribal nature of Iraq and the northern Kurdish sectors of the country.

Ducimus · 10-30-06, 06:06 PM

Any of you guys ever strap on a pack and rilfe and be loaded into the belly of a cargo plane? Or see people you know get mained or killed in front of you in some 3rd world hell hole far far from home? If not, try it sometime, your meaningless statistcs take on a whole new meaning.

10-30-06, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Any of you guys ever strap on a pack and rilfe and be loaded into the belly of a cargo plane? Or see people you know get mained or killed in front of you in some 3rd world hell hole far far from home? If not, try it sometime, your meaningless statistcs take on a whole new meaning.

The numbers aren't meaningless to me.

SUBMAN1 · 10-30-06, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Any of you guys ever strap on a pack and rilfe and be loaded into the belly of a cargo plane? Or see people you know get mained or killed in front of you in some 3rd world hell hole far far from home? If not, try it sometime, your meaningless statistcs take on a whole new meaning.

Sad that you feel that way. The whole point of the thread was to thank the engineers for helping keep our troops safe who are in harms way and you want to attack us for showing appreciation. Nice. A pretty pathetic post.

-S

ASWnut101 · 10-30-06, 06:11 PM

Did you, Ducimus?

August · 10-30-06, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Any of you guys ever strap on a pack and rilfe and be loaded into the belly of a cargo plane? Or see people you know get mained or killed in front of you in some 3rd world hell hole far far from home? If not, try it sometime, your meaningless statistcs take on a whole new meaning.

I have.

10-30-06, 05:08 PM	#1
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Death Toll - Iraq... You know, I am amazed by the Death Toll the papers keep reporting on Iraq. Saw this morning that one paper reported that we hit the worst ever - 101 this month. Isn't that amazing the progress we have made? Try that back during the Vietnam conflict and you can easily add another 1000+ to that number! Want to talk WWII? Soon, in the future, that number will drop to almost nothing as our robotic soldiers come online. If 101 is the worst that can happen to us with a couple hundred thousand targets for the enemy to choose from on the ground out there, then nothing can touch us from these pathetic people. Anyway, 101 lives is 101 lives, and each one is important, but technology has saved 10's of thousands of additional lives that what would have been lost in the past, and I am appreciative for our hard working engineers for keeping them safe! Just my thoughts for the day. -S __________________

10-30-06, 05:25 PM	#4
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,201 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I read somewhere that the death toll for all our wars up to Vietnam was 1 in 15. During Vietnam and ever since our death toll has been around 1 in 1500. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Did you, Ducimus? __________________

10-30-06, 05:13 PM	#2
waste gate Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Begs the question. How many people have died due to motor vehicle accidents during the same period. Worse, how many abortions have been performed over the same period. No one is up in histerical, weeniie, gnashing of teeth of those two subjects.

10-30-06, 06:06 PM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Any of you guys ever strap on a pack and rilfe and be loaded into the belly of a cargo plane? Or see people you know get mained or killed in front of you in some 3rd world hell hole far far from home? If not, try it sometime, your meaningless statistcs take on a whole new meaning.