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More U.S. troops died in Iraq over past four months than in any similar period of war

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All the more reason to start withdrawing our troops sooner than later, this war is done with, over and out!










More U.S. troops died in Iraq over past four months than in any similar period of war - USATODAY.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — More American troops were killed in combat in Iraq over the past four months — at least 334 through Jan. 31 — than in any comparable stretch since the war began, according to an Associated Press analysis of casualty records.

Not since the bloody battle for Fallujah in 2004 has the death toll spiked so high.

The reason is that U.S. soldiers and Marines are fighting more battles in the streets of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and other cities. And while hostile forces are using a variety of weaponry, the top killer is the roadside bomb.

In some respects it is the urban warfare that U.S. commanders thought they had managed to largely avoid after U.S. troops entered Baghdad in early April 2003 and quickly toppled the Saddam Hussein regime.

And with President Bush now sending thousands more U.S. troops to Baghdad and western Anbar province, despite opposition in Congress and the American public's increasing war weariness, the prospect looms of even higher casualties...
 
Re: More U.S. troops died in Iraq over past four months than in any similar period of

:roll:

More US soldiers died in the first hour of D-Day.
 
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Goobieman said:
:roll:

More US soldiers died in the first hour of D-Day.
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Oh, so does that make our troops death rate in Iraq trivial in comparison to WW2 and D-Day? Is that what you mean? Is that what, in effect, you're saying?

If more of our troops died in record numbers in accordance with D-Day would that justify the war in your mind?

Think, Goobieman, before you downgrade the sacrifice of the lives of our brave troops in Iraq. That you think American troops dying is of very little importance or value speaks volumes of you conservatives.

Their deaths are not insignificant when compared to WW1, WW2, D-Day, Vietnam or any other comparison your minds can conjure up!
 
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He's not saying it's insignificant, you just like to spin everything people say in your threads and expect the posters that come into this thread to say "oh, look what Bush has done, he's murdering our American soldiers, damn idiot.".Sorry, but that's not the case, and it's not as if they died fighting for nothing.My condolences to their families, but what is there to say, people pass in wars.
 
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That is exactly what he is saying and I am sick and tired of you r-wingers, with your sad comparisons, in effect saying that our troops deaths in Iraq are inconsequential.

Shame on you extremists!
 
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KidRocks said:
Oh, so does that make our troops death rate in Iraq trivial in comparison to WW2 and D-Day? Is that what you mean? Is that what, in effect, you're saying?
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Compared to any of those, our death rate in Iraq is miniscule.

In fact, our KIA rate in Iraq is -easily- the lowest for any long-term large-scale military operation in history.

If people like you had any historical perspective at all, you'd see just how inane you sound to those of us that do.
 
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Et tu Brute?
 
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KidRocks said:
That is exactly what he is saying and I am sick and tired of you r-wingers, with your sad comparisons, in effect saying that our troops deaths in Iraq are inconsequential.

Shame on you extremists!
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Well I'm not saying they are inconsequential or irrelevant, and I'm no r-wing extremist, but soldiers will always die in war, that's just the facts, but the fact that your ready to bash any Con. who comes to your thread to say anything other than Bush is a murderer and a war monger, in one of your threads like this, is quite silly of you.
 
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KidRocks said:
Et tu Brute?
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Except, he still hasn't said "it doesn't matter because more soldiers have died in other wars, so who cares".It's called comparing, buddy.
 
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What he is saying is that the title of this thread is an out-and-out lie.

It is a lie to say that more US troops have died in Iraq in the past four months than any similar period of war.

It's a stupid lie that is easily shown to be a lie.

Because he pointed out that lie, you launch a personal attack on him by accusing him of not caring about the sacrifice of our troops.
 
Re: More U.S. troops died in Iraq over past four months than in any similar period of

Because he pointed out that lie, you launch a personal attack on him by accusing him of not caring about the sacrifice of our troops.
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Welcome to KR's MO.
 
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How so?

How is the title of this thread is an out-and-out lie?

Did you consult with Goobieman? Are you his spokeman? Or are you just assuming Goobieman ?
 
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KidRocks said:
Oh, so does that make our troops death rate in Iraq trivial in comparison to WW2 and D-Day? Is that what you mean? Is that what, in effect, you're saying?
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ummmm.....no

I believe he was saying that simply politicizing the deaths doesn't mean jack squat. It's not about the # of casualties, but if the cause is worthly***








***Distinction must be made that ARealConservative does not approve of this military campaign.
 
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We should just pull leave Iraq and let the rape squads take control again, start up the torture factories again, let people be oppressed into the stability that only the dead and cowering have. Yeah, that's it. Freedom for Americans and to hell with everyone else. :roll:

<sarcasm off>
 
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We shouldn't care if our views of representative government are popular with those we wish to free. We should ignore a long history of failed attempts to revolutionize nations that don't wish our aid and provide it anyway.</sarcasm>
 
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Yes everyone, don't you see? Congress is making more and more cries that Bush is wrong and we must pull out immediately because there are so many deaths. The media is crying and crying that we must pull out immediately because there are so many deaths. And WOW, low and behold...more deaths happen.

Now lets see...that HAS to just be a coincidence. It couldn't be because that just tells those on the other side that "Hey, if we ramp things up and give it a last gas, we may be able to get them to leave early". Nah, that'd be to logical and focus on common sense. We're not allowed to use that.
 
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ARealConservative said:
We shouldn't care if our views of representative government are popular with those we wish to free. We should ignore a long history of failed attempts to revolutionize nations that don't wish our aid and provide it anyway.</sarcasm>
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The premise here is based on the idea that the Iraqi people dont want to be "Revolutionized" -- that is, in this case, they dont want to have a functioning western-style democracy over what they had under Saddam.

You'd be hard pressed to find many non-Sunnis to go along with that statement.
 
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And they say their anti-war rhetoric doesnt embolden the enemy. :roll:
 
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CurrentAffairs said:
Kidrock is always looking to celebrate.
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Sure CurrentAffairs, we know you don't want to be bothered with such low numbers either.

Now, take Hiroshima, I'm sure you are well more impressed with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and the 140,000 Japanese who were fried there. Now those are numbers of dead you can respect!

7 dead Americans? I'm sure that that number is too small to be important to you CurrentAffairs!


I posted the following reply to you on another thread but it applys here as well CurrentAffairs
 
Re: More U.S. troops died in Iraq over past four months than in any similar period of


the premise is that our actions can lead to a functioning government that is somehow better. It matters not if they want to be "revolutionized". The argument is if their ideas of a revolution are worthy of American lives.


Now that we assisted removing Saddams shackles, the fight is in who gets to take over this "honor". I refuse to risk my life for such a revolution so I will be damned if I'm going to use my voice to risk someone elses life.

Now please excuse me. I was thanked by KidRocks and must now take a very very long shower


~unclean..scrubscrubscrub....unclean....~
 
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ARealConservative said:
Now please excuse me. I was thanked by KidRocks and must now take a very very long shower


~unclean..scrubscrubscrub....unclean....~
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LOL... and I love it! :rofl
 
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ARealConservative said:
the premise is that our actions can lead to a functioning government that is somehow better. It matters not if they want to be "revolutionized". The argument is if their ideas of a revolution are worthy of American lives.
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And how is that premise flawed? You seem to assume that our actions -can't- lead to that government. Why?

Like I said - if you asked the Iraqis, I think you'd find it difficult to fiond non-Sunni support for returning to what they had under Saddam.
 
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I don't think anyone is making light of the lives lost in Iraq but in comparison to other wars the numbers a very low. To act as though this war is the worst ever in terms of human lives is simply false and inaccurate.
 
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Goobieman said:
Like I said - if you asked the Iraqis, I think you'd find it difficult to fiond non-Sunni support for returning to what they had under Saddam.
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Your premise is ridiculous. No, they aren't going to want a return to Saddam. That in no way means the form of government they do want is deserving of risking life and limb.
 
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