U.S. Iraq war casualties reach new milestone

[Diomedes]

i wonder how many of those were killed by being blown up by a roadside bomb set off by their own countymen.

A lot.  A lot more were killed by bombs set off by foreign militants.  And then of course there are those killed directly by U.S. boms, soldiers, and corporate mercenaries.  Either way, they weren't being bombed before the U.S. turned Iraq into a playground for killers for all pursuasions.

And yeah, I know Saddam killed his own people, blah, blah, blah.  We provided the weapons he used and knew he was doing it.  Yeah, I know he tortured people.  So do we. 

The fact is, these people are dead and wouldn't have been if the U.S. hadn't invaded.

[Wingspan]

i wonder how many of those were killed by being blown up by a roadside bomb set off by their own countymen.

A lot.  A lot more were killed by bombs set off by foreign militants.  And then of course there are those killed directly by U.S. boms, soldiers, and corporate mercenaries.  Either way, they weren't being bombed before the U.S. turned Iraq into a playground for killers for all pursuasions.

And yeah, I know Saddam killed his own people, blah, blah, blah.  We provided the weapons he used and knew he was doing it.  Yeah, I know he tortured people.  So do we. 

The fact is, these people are dead and wouldn't have been if the U.S. hadn't invaded.

well i am sure some of them were really old, maybe some were sick too...they coulda died anyway.

[Diomedes]

Since last we discussed this subject, 89 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq.

U.S. Troops
2361 killed.
17469 injured.


Iraqi civilians
34,030min/38164max killed. (counting only deaths reported in media)

9/11 Civilians
9/11 killed: 2,986


The war costs 200 million dollars per day.  Everyone should know these figures.  Most don't care, most Americans don't even know how many U.S. soldiers have died.  The most basic shtein, they don't care.

Everything the leaders said would happen has not happened.  Everything they said wouldn't, has.

"Smart bombs."
"Mission Accomplised."
"Greet U.S. troops with open arms."
"WMDs."
"Insurgency in it's last Throes."
"Link between 9/11 and Iraq."
"Homeland Security."

The only thing they've gotten right was "Bring 'em on!"

[Drunkmasterflex]

I am just curious since when have US troops not been greated with "Open Arms"? 99% of the people I talk to don't have an issue with the troops it is the leadership.  In fact when I was going home for X-mas I had to wear my uniform home (it was part of my orders)and I along with the other soldiers was greated with a standing ovation.  To be honest it was quite embarassing considering I am not a combat veteran, but majority of the people at the airport would not have known that. 

[MURP]

I believe he is referring to the Iraqis and the troops, not other Americans.

[Drunkmasterflex]

It has gotten personal for me now, one of the soldiers I graduated Basic and AIT with was killed by an IED. 

R.I.P. Private Lucas.

[Rome]

Wow, sorry, DMF.

Condolences...   

[JTrotter Fan]

Dio, your pathetic Iraqi civilian updates are a waste of time because you are pretty much the only one that cares.  Die motherfargers!!

[The BIGSTUD]

I still think it's crazy how many people died in the Civil War. Almost half a million people. It's just crazy.

[JTrotter Fan]

How bout the bloodiest day at Antietam?  WOAH!

[Rome]

Dio, your pathetic Iraqi civilian updates are a waste of time because you are pretty much the only one that cares.  Die motherfargers!!

Dio didn't bump the thread, dude.

Someone else did.

[Drunkmasterflex]

Wow, sorry, DMF.

Condolences...   

They should be for his family, not me.  Of course it is always sad to hear when a fellow soldier dies, in this case I didn't really know him well but I will always remember him.  He was one of the guys that started crying when we got off the cattle truck and saying he "missed home".  The Drill Sgts got into him pretty good for that "Awh! Pvt. Lucas misses his mommy!"  I didn't think the dude would make it through but to his credit he did. 

Now the guy is dead, less than two months removed from AIT, I believe they actually just got over there in the middle of April. 

[mussa]

Wow, sorry, DMF.

Condolences...   

i second that. sorry brother

[Rome]

Wow, sorry, DMF.

Condolences...   

They should be for his family, not me.

He was your brother-in-arms, hence my condolences for you.  Condolences for his family was certainly implied as well.

[Diomedes]

The U.S. has now lost 2448 soldiers in Iraq, surpassing the number who died in the Spanish-American War. Obviously, the casualty figures from the two conflicts cannot be compared apples to apples, but the threshold breached by the latest casualties in Iraq is worth noting.  Iraq just moved up the ladder of deadliest U.S. wars.

2,500 is the next milestone worth calling out, and at our current pace, that will happen by the end of June.  Even if you're against this war, you should know on any given day how many have died.  Most people don't bother to know.

255 - Afgan War (2001-2006)
382 - Persian Gulf War (1990-1991)
2,260 - War of 1812 (1812-1815)
2,446 - Spanish-American War (1898)
2,448 - Iraq War (2003-present)
4,435 - Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
13,283 - Mexican War (1846-1848)
36,574 - Korean War (1950-1953)
58,200 - Vietnam War (1964-1975)
116,516 - WWI (1917-1918)
405,399 - WWII (1941-1945)
498,332 - Civil War (1861-1865)

U.S. Troop Casualties in Iraq War (2003-present)
2,448 killed.
17,869 injured.


I know that many of you simply don't care how many Iraqi civilians have died.  They don't matter to you.  They aren't "our" citizens, so they don't count.  These innocent people have been killed by U.S. "smart" bombs, and by U.S. soldiers, by suicide bombers and IEDs, by corporate "security" mercenaries, and by local thugs who run freely in the lawless land of Iraq.
They didn't fight against the U.S., they didn't bomb WTC.  They simply were unlucky enough to be born in Iraq, and you--lucky enough to have been born in the U.S.--don't even bother to cast a glance their way as they are murdered by the hundreds, thanks to your government.
And then you wonder why they hate you, and you spit at people like me who remind you about them.
You're welcome:
Iraqi civilians
35,119min/39,296max killed. (counting only deaths reported in media)