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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 09:39 AM Original message |
WTF???-20% of soldiers that die in Iraq are not combat related??? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
1. Of course they're lying about this! |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. OMG! I didn't know that. So if a soldier who has been sent into |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Non-combat death = $12,420 -- Combat death = $100,000 !! |
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mcscajun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. That's *exactly* what it means. I found that out from a friend of mine... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 09:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Thanks for the sad and infuriating info. |
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Rosemary2205 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. My first thought exactly. |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 10:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Is that true? |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
4. so are the fatality numbers fudged by 20%? |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 10:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. I don't think so but if a soldier is injured in Iraq and dies in another country |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
8. Since when is "Friendly Fire" not considered Combat? |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-10-07 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
11. How are they giong to siphon Treasury money into their own interests |
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