purepaloma
08-16-2007, 08:56 PM
Just got this in an email........is it correct? For some reason I feel it's not. For example today we use a HUGE amount of contract military mercanaries.
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The statistics below are from a Congressional Research Service Report from June 2007 (see full report at http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf)
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>
> Why has the media not complained before the Iraq war????
>
> As tragic as the loss of any member of our Armed Forces is, consider
> the following statistics.
> Annual fatalities of military members on Active Duty since 1980:
> 1980 .......... 2,392
> 1981 .......... 2,380
> 1982 .......... 2,318
> 1983 .......... 2,465
> 1984 .......... 1,999
> 1985 .......... 2,252
> 1986 .......... 1,984
> 1987 .......... 1,983
> 1988 .......... 1,819
> 1989 .......... 1,636
> 1990 .......... 1,508
> 1991 .......... 1,787
> 1992 .......... 1,293
> 1993 .......... 1,213
> 1994 .......... 1,075
> 1995 .......... 1,040
> 1996 ......... 974
> 1997 .......... 817
> 1998 .......... 826
> 1999 ......... 795
> 2000 .......... 774
> 2001 .......... 890
> 2002 .......... 1,007
> 2003 .......... 1,410 ----- 534*
> 2004 .......... 1,887 ----- 900*
> 2005 .......... 919*
> 2006 .......... 920*
* Figures are Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom only.
> Does this mean that losses from the two current conflicts in the
> Middle East are LESS than military fatalities during Mr. Clinton's presidency, when we were not at war (even though > the bad guys were at war with us)?
>
> In 1980, under President "Nobel Peace Prize” Carter, there were 2,392 US military fatalities. Where was liberal outrage then?
>
> What this clearly indicates is that our biased media and liberal politicians present only those facts that support their political agenda. Surprised???
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The statistics below are from a Congressional Research Service Report from June 2007 (see full report at http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf)
>
>
> Why has the media not complained before the Iraq war????
>
> As tragic as the loss of any member of our Armed Forces is, consider
> the following statistics.
> Annual fatalities of military members on Active Duty since 1980:
> 1980 .......... 2,392
> 1981 .......... 2,380
> 1982 .......... 2,318
> 1983 .......... 2,465
> 1984 .......... 1,999
> 1985 .......... 2,252
> 1986 .......... 1,984
> 1987 .......... 1,983
> 1988 .......... 1,819
> 1989 .......... 1,636
> 1990 .......... 1,508
> 1991 .......... 1,787
> 1992 .......... 1,293
> 1993 .......... 1,213
> 1994 .......... 1,075
> 1995 .......... 1,040
> 1996 ......... 974
> 1997 .......... 817
> 1998 .......... 826
> 1999 ......... 795
> 2000 .......... 774
> 2001 .......... 890
> 2002 .......... 1,007
> 2003 .......... 1,410 ----- 534*
> 2004 .......... 1,887 ----- 900*
> 2005 .......... 919*
> 2006 .......... 920*
* Figures are Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom only.
> Does this mean that losses from the two current conflicts in the
> Middle East are LESS than military fatalities during Mr. Clinton's presidency, when we were not at war (even though > the bad guys were at war with us)?
>
> In 1980, under President "Nobel Peace Prize” Carter, there were 2,392 US military fatalities. Where was liberal outrage then?
>
> What this clearly indicates is that our biased media and liberal politicians present only those facts that support their political agenda. Surprised???