Bush "win" - more troops dead in Iraq than all conflicts since Vietnam

More American soldiers have died in Iraq than in all US conflicts put together since Vietnam. About eight times more soldiers have died in Iraq than in Afghanistan and all other countries where the United States is fighting terrorism, combined. Most of those who have died came from poor, rural areas. The smaller US territories and commonwealths are paying the greatest price. American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands have the highest number of deaths per capita. On the other hand, Puerto Rico has the second-lowest number. Of the states, Vermont has the highest and Utah the lowest number of deaths per capita.

Approximately 26 percent of those killed have been minorities. This percentage is about the same as in the Gulf War (24 percent), but much greater than in the Vietnam War (14 percent) or even Afghanistan (19 percent). Citizen soldiers (reservists and members of the National Guard) are shouldering a significant proportion of the casualties, accounting for about one-quarter of all US deaths since the war began. More than 15,500 US soldiers have been wounded--more than seven times the number who have died.


http://www.thenation.com/doc/20051219/iraq_index

The press ignores this important issue.

We cannot allow that to happen.

apparently think so little of the Purple Heart...

If they did appreciate life, we would never have bombed innocent civilians for absolutely no reason or provocation, and sent troops against Iraqis wishes. We were never ever asked to intervene in any way.

If the Administration valued the lives that are being sacrificed for them, they would have attended AT LEAST ONE of the services for the fallen soldiers. Up to this point, I have not heard of one service that either Cheney or Bush have attended.

The "War on Iraq" was lost when our first troop died and the first Iraqi died.

will come with the post traumatic stress syndrome kicks in on these vets. We have now also created a whole generation of hate filled Iraqi children. Yippy can't wait til they put the pennant on the white house.