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US Military Losses, 1980 thru 2007

Whatever your politics, however you lean, and however

you feel about the current administration, this report

should open some eyes. Military losses, 1980 through

2007.

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 – by

any cause.

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 (2001-2007): 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!

(Unless you include Bosnia or the disgrace of Mogadishu ,

Somalia when Clinton failed to respond to terrorists;

Remember ‘Blackhawk Down’?)

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! From what? How?

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 many of them get their

agenda? Obviously there is one shared agenda. Could it be

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%

Many media lead us to feel the military death ratio is

off balanced compared to the distribution by race in

America. Here are the fatalities by RACE over the past

three years in Iraqi Freedom. Do the comparison yourself.

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. Our mainstream media continues to

spin these figures (for political gain). Nothing more.

It’s all about politics.

I hope that during the time between now and November,

intelligent Americans can decipher:

the facts from the spin, the spinners from the leaders,

those who seek even more power from those that seek

justice, and 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.)
‘History does not entrust the care of freedom to the weak

or timid.’ – Dwight D. Eisenhower

1. loosifer says:

   August 4, 2008 at 6:43

   Army Times wrote this story up a few months ago. It should really open some eyes.