Comments on: The Grisly Math of U.S. Military Death Statistics In Iraq http://www.1115.org/2007/08/01/the-grisly-math-of-us-military-death-statistics-in-iraq/ west coast cap peelers Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:48:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jamiebeth http://www.1115.org/2007/08/01/the-grisly-math-of-us-military-death-statistics-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-75717 jamiebeth Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:51:20 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/08/01/the-grisly-math-of-us-military-death-statistics-in-iraq/#comment-75717 jeremy just yada yadad suicide?! no effing way, really?! you're gonna yada yada suicide on THIS blog? you clearly haven't been paying attention! jeremy just yada yadad suicide?! no effing way, really?! you’re gonna yada yada suicide on THIS blog? you clearly haven’t been paying attention!

]]> By: manuel ybarra http://www.1115.org/2007/08/01/the-grisly-math-of-us-military-death-statistics-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-75716 manuel ybarra Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:46:54 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/08/01/the-grisly-math-of-us-military-death-statistics-in-iraq/#comment-75716 You idiots!!! In the last 4 years or since 9/11 if you will, we have lost 4000 plus military heroes protecting the US from terrorist around the globe. We are not at war with Iraq as the majority of the well protected citizens think. We are at war against terrorism against innocent men women and children in Iraq and around the world. They are putting their life on the line freely and with the full knowledge of what they do. Let see now, with the freedom and safety they provide for YOU the US citizen, the US has the highest mortality rate in the world when it come to its own citizens. The death rate among people in the US is alarming. More people die by crime, drugs, accidents, and stupidity than lives are lost in Iraq. Those young men and women are losing their lives in order for you to have the freedom to kill each other back home. STOP the KILLING of yourselves first before you complain about the heroes giving themselves selflessly to defend freedom around the world. You idiots!!! In the last 4 years or since 9/11 if you will, we have lost 4000 plus military heroes protecting the US from terrorist around the globe. We are not at war with Iraq as the majority of the well protected citizens think. We are at war against terrorism against innocent men women and children in Iraq and around the world. They are putting their life on the line freely and with the full knowledge of what they do. Let see now, with the freedom and safety they provide for YOU the US citizen, the US has the highest mortality rate in the world when it come to its own citizens. The death rate among people in the US is alarming. More people die by crime, drugs, accidents, and stupidity than lives are lost in Iraq. Those young men and women are losing their lives in order for you to have the freedom to kill each other back home. STOP the KILLING of yourselves first before you complain about the heroes giving themselves selflessly to defend freedom around the world.

]]> By: sarabeth http://www.1115.org/2007/08/01/the-grisly-math-of-us-military-death-statistics-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-75634 sarabeth Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:23:43 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/08/01/the-grisly-math-of-us-military-death-statistics-in-iraq/#comment-75634 And what's that perspective again? That we should care about the avoidable deaths in the Iraq war a little less because the number of military deaths due to "accidents, sickness/disease, & suicide" is larger than the number of combat deaths? And what’s that perspective again?

That we should care about the avoidable deaths in the Iraq war a little less because the number of military deaths due to “accidents, sickness/disease, & suicide” is larger than the number of combat deaths?

]]> By: jeremy http://www.1115.org/2007/08/01/the-grisly-math-of-us-military-death-statistics-in-iraq/comment-page-1/#comment-75632 jeremy Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:45:10 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/08/01/the-grisly-math-of-us-military-death-statistics-in-iraq/#comment-75632 http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf Hey, Take a second to open this link & look @ page 11 of 29, that shows total military deaths by year. See anything interesting? The number of fatalities was higher every year in the early 80’s than they were in 06’ & was the same in 06’ as the late 80’s. Yes, most of the deaths in the 80’s were from accidents, sickness/disease, & suicide. Yes, we have done a tremendous job curbing the number of deaths from accidents & sickness/disease. Yes, there has been a huge reduction in the size of the force = a higher percentage of Soldiers dying now. So, let’s take a look at a percentage. In 2006 there were 1,378,014 military personnel & 1,858 died. Without pulling out your calculator any guesses on what the percentage of the force that died is? .134% Also, don’t forget that some of those Soldiers were killed accidentally, sickness, yada yada. http://www.defenselink.mil/news/casualty.pdf Here’s another link that’s updated daily. It shows OIF death rates & breaks it down to before APR 03 & after. Since 1 May 2003 there have been 3,161 KIA’s & 709 accidental deaths = 3,870 - 3,870 deaths in just shy of 5 years = 774 deaths a year, on average. - The table in the 1st link shows us an average of 1891 deaths/year from 04 – 06. - 1891 minus 774 = more deaths due to non-combat related situations than combat situations. Even after you add in the 488 total deaths in Afghanistan, since we went in, it still hardly impacts the numbers. I don’t like to hear about Soldiers dying in Iraq & Afghanistan anymore than the next person. Just trying to point out that when you look at the statistics it puts things in perspective. http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf

Hey,
Take a second to open this link & look @ page 11 of 29, that shows total military deaths by year.

See anything interesting? The number of fatalities was higher every year in the early 80’s than they were in 06’ & was the same in 06’ as the late 80’s.
Yes, most of the deaths in the 80’s were from accidents, sickness/disease, & suicide.
Yes, we have done a tremendous job curbing the number of deaths from accidents & sickness/disease.
Yes, there has been a huge reduction in the size of the force = a higher percentage of Soldiers dying now.

So, let’s take a look at a percentage.
In 2006 there were 1,378,014 military personnel & 1,858 died.
Without pulling out your calculator any guesses on what the percentage of the force that died is? .134%
Also, don’t forget that some of those Soldiers were killed accidentally, sickness, yada yada.

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/casualty.pdf
Here’s another link that’s updated daily. It shows OIF death rates & breaks it down to before APR 03 & after.
Since 1 May 2003 there have been 3,161 KIA’s & 709 accidental deaths = 3,870
- 3,870 deaths in just shy of 5 years = 774 deaths a year, on average.
- The table in the 1st link shows us an average of 1891 deaths/year from 04 – 06.
- 1891 minus 774 = more deaths due to non-combat related situations than combat situations. Even after you add in the 488 total deaths in Afghanistan, since we went in, it still hardly impacts the numbers.

I don’t like to hear about Soldiers dying in Iraq & Afghanistan anymore than the next person. Just trying to point out that when you look at the statistics it puts things in perspective.

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