Posted by
JBDavis on Monday, April 02, 2007 4:32:18 PM
Gateway Pundit has an interesting post about the death rates of
military personnel:
Sadly, after nearly five and a half years of waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US is approaching nearly half the total military losses as during the Clinton years.
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US losses in Iraq and Afghanistan today (3525) are approaching the half way mark (3750) of the military losses during the Clinton years.
During the Clinton years, the US military lost an average of 939 soldiers each year and a total of 7500 military personnel. During the War in Iraq the US has lost an average of 800 soldiers each year- down each of the last two years and a total of 3525 military personnel in the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This grim milestone is nearly half of the total military losses as during the Clinton years.
These results were taken from Iraq Coalition Casualties, and Murdoc Online - the Official Department of Defense Report.(February 25, 2006)
I was in the US Navy from May 1989 to October 1993. I saw the difference in the G.H. Bush and Bill Clinton military policy. Until that point I was a young man who did not care much for politics. Until I saw for myself what Democrats do to the military of this country I was confused on this issue. While serving aboard the USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) I saw the military neglected. Bill Clinton defunded it to a point where it was hard to get your job done. And in my opinion, it became more dangerous to perform required duties. He started an early out program. I accepted this due to the lack of confidence I had in his ability to lead the military.
I recall a lot of accidents back in the Clinton days. A lot of helicopter crashes and things of that nature. The fact that there was a many military personnel killed during his years does not surprise me in the least.