Re:"No inventions; no innovations" A History of US Steel
by FrustratedMonky on Friday December 29, 2023 @09:06PM
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Deaths. US in Iraq. ~7000.
I think the point still stands. Even though they 'felt' like a loss, there was a ~500:1 kill ratio. So was it really a loss if you are mowing the enemy down?
Also note. There were 4x as many deaths from suicide.
If we really cared about soldiers, this would be the number one story every day.
Over 7,000 U.S. service members and over 8,000 contractors have died in the post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.
Over 30,177 U.S. service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars have died by suicide.
Coalition partners have died in large numbers: approximately 177,000 uniformed Afghans, Pakistanis, Iraqis, and Syrian allies have died as of November 2019.
Also note. There were 4x as many deaths from suicide. If we really cared about soldiers, this would be the number one story every day.
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/costs/human/military/kil...
Over 7,000 U.S. service members and over 8,000 contractors have died in the post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.
Over 30,177 U.S. service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars have died by suicide. Coalition partners have died in large numbers: approximately 177,000 uniformed Afghans, Pakistanis, Iraqis, and Syrian allies have died as of November 2019.