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Ace-Ace · 04-02-2003, 12:36 AM

Not starting another flame thread, just take some time to soak in these facts...

Check out the numbers blow (taken from infoplease.com, a property of the Family Education Network) We've lost 894468 people during these 12 major battles, about 74539 average per battle (lasting YEARS at a time). We're I believe twelve days into operation Iraqi Freedom and we've have WELL under 100 casualties (wounded or killed in battle). We're well into this war, arguably near the end of it...and we have less than 100 casualties (not even deaths, just injured/dead) in just TWELVE days. You guys do the math...but this is going amazingly fast. It's simply amazing. I think the skepticism comes from "embedded" reporters. We get live feedback about small, trivial setbacks, and the press is turning that into a major issue. If during WW2 we had these reporters, we wouldn't have won the war...people would have wanted to stop the chaos instantly.

Basically, pipe the hell down...this war is on an absolutely amazing pace as far as time and efficiency.

American Revolution (1775?1783)
- Battle deaths 4,435

War of 1812 (1812?1815)
- Battle deaths 2,260

Indian Wars (approx. 1817?1898)
- Battle deaths 1,0001

Mexican War (1846?1848)
- Battle deaths 1,733

Civil War (1861?1865)
- Battle deaths (Union) 140,414
- Other deaths in service (nontheater) (Union) 224,097
- Battle deaths (Conf.) 74,524
- Other deaths in service (nontheater) (Conf.) 59,2972

Spanish-American War (1898?1902)
- Battle deaths 385

World War I (1917?1918)
- Battle deaths 53,402
- Other deaths in service (nontheater) 63,114

World War II (1940?1945)
- Total servicemembers 16,112,566
- Battle deaths 291,557
- Other deaths in service (nontheater) 113,842

Korean War (1950?1953)
- Battle deaths 33,686
- Other deaths in service (theater) 2,830
- Other deaths in service (nontheater) 17,730

Vietnam War (1964?1975)
- Battle deaths 47,410
- Other deaths in service (theater) 10,788
- Other deaths in service (nontheater) 32,000

Gulf War (1990?1991)
- Battle deaths 148
- Other deaths in service (theater) 235
- Other deaths in service (nontheater) 914

America's Wars Total
- Battle deaths 650,954
- Other deaths in service (theater) 13,853
- Other deaths in service (nontheater) 229,661

04-02-2003, 12:36 AM
Ace-Ace Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Dayton, OH, USA Posts: 1,863	War Deaths - American War Critics Read Not starting another flame thread, just take some time to soak in these facts... Check out the numbers blow (taken from infoplease.com, a property of the Family Education Network) We've lost 894468 people during these 12 major battles, about 74539 average per battle (lasting YEARS at a time). We're I believe twelve days into operation Iraqi Freedom and we've have WELL under 100 casualties (wounded or killed in battle). We're well into this war, arguably near the end of it...and we have less than 100 casualties (not even deaths, just injured/dead) in just TWELVE days. You guys do the math...but this is going amazingly fast. It's simply amazing. I think the skepticism comes from "embedded" reporters. We get live feedback about small, trivial setbacks, and the press is turning that into a major issue. If during WW2 we had these reporters, we wouldn't have won the war...people would have wanted to stop the chaos instantly. Basically, pipe the hell down...this war is on an absolutely amazing pace as far as time and efficiency. American Revolution (1775?1783) - Battle deaths 4,435 War of 1812 (1812?1815) - Battle deaths 2,260 Indian Wars (approx. 1817?1898) - Battle deaths 1,0001 Mexican War (1846?1848) - Battle deaths 1,733 Civil War (1861?1865) - Battle deaths (Union) 140,414 - Other deaths in service (nontheater) (Union) 224,097 - Battle deaths (Conf.) 74,524 - Other deaths in service (nontheater) (Conf.) 59,2972 Spanish-American War (1898?1902) - Battle deaths 385 World War I (1917?1918) - Battle deaths 53,402 - Other deaths in service (nontheater) 63,114 World War II (1940?1945) - Total servicemembers 16,112,566 - Battle deaths 291,557 - Other deaths in service (nontheater) 113,842 Korean War (1950?1953) - Battle deaths 33,686 - Other deaths in service (theater) 2,830 - Other deaths in service (nontheater) 17,730 Vietnam War (1964?1975) - Battle deaths 47,410 - Other deaths in service (theater) 10,788 - Other deaths in service (nontheater) 32,000 Gulf War (1990?1991) - Battle deaths 148 - Other deaths in service (theater) 235 - Other deaths in service (nontheater) 914 America's Wars Total - Battle deaths 650,954 - Other deaths in service (theater) 13,853 - Other deaths in service (nontheater) 229,661 __________________ JamPlay.com - Online, video-based guitar lessons Last edited by Ace-Ace; 04-02-2003 at 01:25 AM..