INTERESTING STATS

This is interesting.
Military Losses, 1980 thru 2006
Whatever your politics, however you lean,
however you feel about the current
administration, this report should open
some eyes.

Military losses, 1980 through 2006 > (http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf) )
As tragic as the loss of any member of the U.S.
Armed Forces is, consider the following statistics:

The annual fatalities of military members while
actively serving in the armed forces from 1980
through 2006:
1980 .......... 2,392 (Carter Year)
1981 .......... 2,380 (Reagan Year)
1984 .......... 1,999 (Reagan Year)
1988 .......... 1,819 (Reagan Year)
1989 .......... 1,636 (George H W Year)
1990 .......... 1,508 (George H W Year)
1991 .......... 1,787 (George H W Year)
1992 .......... 1,293 (George H W Year)
1993 .......... 1,213 (Clinton Year)
1994 .......... 1,075 (Clinton Year)
1995 .......... 2,465 (Clinton Year)
1996 .......... 2,318 (Clinton Year)
1997 ............. 817 (Clinton Year)
1998 .......... 2,252 (Clinton Year)
1999 .......... 1,984 (Clinton Year)
2000 ..........1,983 (Clinton Year)
2001 ............. 890 (George W Year)
2002 .......... 1,007 (George W Year)
2003 .......... 1,410 (George W Year)
2004 .......... 1,887 (George W Year)
2005 ............. 919 (George W Year)
2006.............. 920 (George W Year)
2007.............. 899 (George W Year)
Clinton years (1993-2000): 14,107 deaths
George W years (2001-2006): 7,932 deaths

If you were surprised when you looked
at these figures, you are not alone.
These figures mean that the loss from
the two latest conflicts in the Middle East
are LESS than the loss of military personnel
during Bill Clinton's presidency;
when America wasn't even involved in a war!
Even more surprising is that in 1980, during
the reign of the (Nobel Peace Prize winning)
President Jimmy Carter, there were 2,392
U.S. military fatalities!

I think that these figures indicate that many
members of our Media and our Politicians
will pick and choose the information on
which they report.

Consider the latest census, of Americans.
It shows the following facts about the
distribution of American citizens, by Race:
European descent ..........................69.12% Hispanic .........................................12.5%
Black ..............................................12.3% Asian ............................................... 3.7%
Native American ...............................1.0% Other ................................................2.6%

Here are the fatalities by Race; over the past
three years in Iraq.
European descent (white) ............74.31% Hispanic ......................................10.74% Black ............................................ 9.67% Asian ............................................ 1.81%
Native American ........................... 1.09% Other ........................................... 0.33%

Surprised again. . . until it becomes clear
that the point here is that our mainstream
media continues to spin these figures for
political gain. Nothing more. It's about politics
and how politicians and political parties are
turning American against American for a vote.
The hope is, that during the time between
now and November, intelligent Americans can
decipher the facts from the spin and the
spinners from the leaders; those who seek even
more power from those that seek justice, the
dividers from the uniters. Over the next months
let's be good listeners and see and hear who tries
to divide our nation; and who wants to unite
our nation. Who wants to control how our money
is spent and who wants our money spent the
way we would spend it. Who seeks power and
who seeks justice? Who spins the facts and who
is genuine.
These statistics are published by Congressional
Research Service, and they may be confirmed
by anyone at:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf_
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