Re:Here’s how much of your life the United States has been a...
by cyphunk on Monday May 25, 2015 @04:39PM
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Appalling (from the speech):
"More than 6,500 young men and women died in those wars"
Strangely typical that people forget that "human" is a definition that applies to more than just "American". Just take one of the wars, the Iraq war, and include in your definition of "young men and women" at least the Iraqi civilians that also died and you should have a number above 112,000+ that died.
"More than 6,500 young men and women died in those wars"
Strangely typical that people forget that "human" is a definition that applies to more than just "American". Just take one of the wars, the Iraq war, and include in your definition of "young men and women" at least the Iraqi civilians that also died and you should have a number above 112,000+ that died.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Iraq_War
This slip of the tongue speaks volumes.