[Cedar60] Military losses 1980-2006 - an interesting perspective

Thu Apr 24 00:01:10 EDT 2008

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In a message dated 4/23/2008 10:21:19 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
cedar60 at masoniclodges.mi.org writes:

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Subject: [Cedar60] Military losses 1980-2006 -  an intersting perspective

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  
<http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf>)

As tragic as  the loss of any member of the US 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):  14,000 deaths
George W years (2001-2006): 7,932 deaths

If you are  surprised when you look at these figures, so was I. 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!

It surprised me too, so I went  on line to find out what military actions 
we were in during Clinton ¢s  presidency.  Here is a web site I found 
that lists out those  conflicts. (not  war)
_
___http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_actions_by_or_within_the_Un
ited_States#1991-1999  

And, I was even more shocked when I read that in 1980, during the  reign of
President (Nobel Peace Prize winner) Jimmy Carter, there were  2,392
US 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. Of course we all know that they  
present only those 'facts' which support their agenda-driven reporting.  
But why do so many of them march in lock-step to
twist the truth? Where  do so man y of them get their marching-orders for
their agenda? Obviously  there is one shared agenda, and I believe it is
clear it comes from the  most powerful Democratic family of the decade.

Do you want further  proof? 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%

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

I was surprised  again. . .until it became clear to me that the point 
here is
that our  mainstream media continues to spin these figures (for political
gain).  Nothing more.

It's all about politics and some politicians, are now  famous for turning
American against American for a vote. (Consider Slick  Willy and his 
comments
just recently made about South Carolina , Jesse  Jackson, and the 'blacks'
voting for the 'black' candidates); or Hillary's  stump speech after her 
Super
Tuesday 'victory' stating that the current  administration does not 'listen'
to anyone and continues the war costing  precious American lives. Yes, I
might even agree with her, but she should  be made to acknowledge her own
husband's administration, without having an  actual war, sent more 
soldiers to
death during his regime-while also  forcing the military to release Osama 
when
we actually had him  detained.

I hope that during the time between now and November, that  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 (yes, Hillary we are 
listening)
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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