Ravenwood - 10/31/05 06:00 AM
While every death is tragic, James Na gives Iraq War deaths a little context.
For World War I, over 6,100 per month.Imagine if our anti-war media was around during World War II, when we lost nearly 800 souls rehearsing for the Normandy invasion.
For World War II, over 9,200 per month.
In Korea, over 900 killed-in-action each month (non-battle death information is not available).
For Vietnam, over 600 per month.
For Gulf War I, almost 300 in one month.The first Gulf War was noted for its remarkably low casualty rate. Some even observed that the death rate for the deployed American military personnel was lower than that during peacetime, making it "safer to be at war than at home."
In comparison, an average of 63 died each month in the current war.
Category: Get Your War On
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The difference is the discovery of the soap opera news audience.
The product is audience, not news.
The result is a vast soap opera echo chamber that edits every public debate.
Even though the soap audience is an absolute minority (20%) they're the largest obtainable audience, so they rule.
Posted by: Ron Hardin at October 31, 2005 7:52 AMThe fact is that the BLACK DEATH cliamed more victims then did all the wars we have had in the 20th century
Posted by: screaming eagle at November 1, 2005 9:33 AMI really appreciate the link to my RCP column!
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