And what misleading slant would that be? That U.S. soldiers who died for Iraqi freedom didn't need to die to get rid of a madman who wasn't a threat to our national security.
Pray tell, what slant do you speak of?
Funny how Republicans try and belittle the unnecessary, and totally preventable death of nearly four thousand soldiers with accidental deaths that nobody has control over. Republicans really have no regard for soldiers who fight for our freedom.
Military Fatalities: By Time Period
<table id="dgSum" style="border: 1px none rgb(7, 55, 111); background-color: White; border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" bordercolor="#07376f" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" rules="all"> <tbody><tr class="GridHeader"><td>Period</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap">US</td><td align="center">UK</td><td>Other*</td><td align="center">Total</td><td>Avg</td><td>Days</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" style="font-weight: bold; height: 20px;" align="center"> <td>
6 </td><td align="right">800</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">9</td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right">852</td><td align="right">2.76</td><td align="right">309</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" style="font-weight: bold; height: 20px;" align="center"> <td>
5 </td><td align="right">933</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">20</td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right">985</td><td align="right">2.39</td><td align="right">412</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" style="font-weight: bold; height: 20px;" align="center"> <td>
4 </td><td align="right">715</td><td align="right">13</td><td align="right">18</td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right">746</td><td align="right">2.35</td><td align="right">318</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" style="font-weight: bold; height: 20px;" align="center"> <td>
3 </td><td align="right">580</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right">27</td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right">632</td><td align="right">2.93</td><td align="right">216</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" style="font-weight: bold; height: 20px;" align="center"> <td>
2 </td><td align="right">718</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">59</td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right">804</td><td align="right">1.9</td><td align="right">424</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" style="font-weight: bold; height: 20px;" align="center"> <td>
1 </td><td align="right">140</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right"> </td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right">173</td><td align="right">4.02</td><td align="right">43</td> </tr><tr class="GridFooter"> <td>Total</td><td align="right">3886</td><td align="right">173</td><td align="right">133</td><td align="right">4192</td><td align="right">2.43</td><td align="right">1722</td></tr></tbody> </table>
U.S. Wounded and medical evacuations
As reported by the DoD as of 10/1/2007
<table id="dgWnd" style="border: 1px none rgb(204, 204, 204); border-collapse: collapse;" border="1" bordercolor="#cccccc" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" rules="all"> <tbody><tr class="GridHeader" nowrap="nowrap"> <td nowrap="nowrap">Non Mortal Casualties</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Army</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Navy</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Marines</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Air Force</td><td nowrap="nowrap">Total</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" nowrap="nowrap"> <td style="background-color: White;">Wounded - No Medical Air Transport Required</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">12,814</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">435</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">6,366</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">256</td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">19,871</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" nowrap="nowrap"> <td style="background-color: White;">Wounded - Medical Air Transport Required</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">6,354</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">162</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">1,985</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">79</td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">8,580</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" nowrap="nowrap"> <td style="background-color: White;">NON-HOSTILE-RELATED MEDICAL AIR TRANSPORTS</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">24,912</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">947</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">2,418</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">1,307</td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">29,584</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" nowrap="nowrap"> <td style="background-color: White;">Non-Hostile Injuries - Medical Air Transport Required</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">6,171</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">270</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">1,006</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">321</td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">7,768</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" nowrap="nowrap"> <td style="background-color: White;">Diseases/Other Medical - Medical Air Transport Required</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">18,741</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">677</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">1,412</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">986</td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">21,816</td> </tr><tr class="GridItem" nowrap="nowrap"> <td style="background-color: White;">MEDICAL AIR TRANSPORTS (HOSTILE AND NON-HOSTILE)</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">31,266</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">1,109</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">4,403</td><td style="background-color: White;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">1,386</td><td style="background-color: WhiteSmoke; font-weight: bold;" align="right" nowrap="nowrap">38,164</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
U.S. Deaths: Self-Inflicted
Military personnel death rate
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This does not erase the sadness of these casualties, but it uncovers the misleading slant given to their sacrifice
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