U.s Casulties Hits 3,000

[Saint_Michael 3]

Well we hit another Milestone and thats the Grim fact the U.S has lost 3,000 sons and daughters, although a handful of those deaths were caused by accidents by other soldiers, suicides and even natural causes. It still remains the fact the these families will not see their love ones again.

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I had the displeasure to find out that my roommate was one of those casualties RIP Trevor A. Wine.

Regardless how others feel about this war and how the U.S Government treats everyone else. These sons and daughters died because of people who think war is the only way of life and if they don't know peace then it is their jobs to make sure no one else can have peace in their lives.

In a fantasy world we talk things out and figure out a compromise that would benefit everyone. But in the real world we can't have that. We don't know when this will end, but hopefully in the future when our children grow up they will fix the mistakes we have made from our past. Then bring peace that we all want in life and not have to look behind our backs just to make sure we won't get shot, kidnapped or even blown up.

Of course we can't forget the wounded who won't be able to do the things the rest of us take for granted and leads them to a dark place in their minds because of the horror's they have been through.

Although I survive this war, I am not the person who I was before, my world that I grew up in, came crashing down. Although we learn about the wars in the past, we don't know how real it is until we are there embracing it for the first time.

[sawung 0]

i think usa used the wrong stategy.bush must renew the strategy.the most important in awar is information. how you get information when you don't understand the languages and the culture.

[adriantc 0]

It may sound weird but 3000 casualties isn't much if you ask me. Of course considering that Bush declared the war over years ago 3000 casualties is much. If the USA intends to stay for another year or two I'm sure it will hit 5000 very soon.It's kind of off topic but today I've heard on the news that a SOCIALIST has been elected to the USA senate which is a first in history. When the Americans hear about socialism they think of North Korea rather then a democratic regime. But it seems that the recent events, like this unhappy statistic changes everything. Today one, tomorrow more and someday socialists may rule America. The fact that a socialist has been elected in the US Senate shows that the majority of Americans are poor (compared of course to their standards) and they are looking for a change.

[dre 0]

Renewing strategy militarily won't help the US because it'll end up just like the Vietnam War...in fact it pretty much is the same thing. The thing that needs to be done is to give hope and opportunity to the Iraqi people. Since the unemployment rate there is 70%, people have little to look forward to. When someone comes up to you and says, "Here, strap on this bomb, blow up some US troops, and we will take care of your whole family" then many people in that situation will agree. Back to the military subject: there are about 140,000 troops in Iraq right now (can't recall if it's just US or maybe some others, if any), and the new plan Bush is thinking about will put 30,000 more troops in Iraq. In the Vietnam War, the US had 500,000 troops, and although many were drafted, the sheer numbers made up for the consequences. If half a million couldn't do it, how will 30,000 more help? And the thing that confuses me is why the US gave didn't use the same plan in Iraq as it did if Afg., which went very smoothly. It really seems like USA is reteaching itself how to fight insurgency in every "war".

[jhsmurray 0]

@Saint_MichaelMy sincere condolences to you and Trevor's family. And thanks for the CNN link - so many casualties are from roadside bombs, not from combat...

[Yacoby 0]

One of the real problems in Iraq is that things are no better than they were under Saddam Hussein. Sure some things may be better, but electricity supply isn't constant. The Americans have managed to kill the same amount of people Saddam Hussein killed. Oh. Sorry, they are just "Collateral Damage" .

Also, the Americans disbanded the army, which left a great deal of guns around.

3000 casualties isn't that much compared to some other things like the world wars, when the deaths were in the Millions, although it is still quite a lot in the present day. I think it is quite likley that U.s Casulties will reach at least 5000 - 6000.

And the thing that confuses me is why the US gave didn't use the same plan in Iraq as it did if Afg., which went very smoothly. It really seems like USA is reteaching itself how to fight insurgency in every "war".

We are starting to lose control of Afghanistan. We are attacked by the Taliban, but when we try and raid them, they just revert to being farmers again, so you cannot tell them apart from the other civilians

[Watermonkey 0]

The official death count for our country doesn't include those who die from wounds received in the theater after they've been transported out of country. The real death count is much higher. The US has no business in Iraq, plain and simple. Nor do we have any business in Afghanistan. Our military are dying for no good cause. The enemy isn't in Iraq. Most of the alleged hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. Kim Ill or whatever of Korea has declared war on the U.S. and we've done nothing about that country. Iran has stated its intentions and we've done nothing. Saddam once attempted to kill G.H.Bush and we've gone in under the false pretense of preventing him from acquiring WMDs (which we supplied him during his war with Iran), but the real reason was to capture him and kill off his family and see him hanged. If oil had anything to do with it, so be it. They've successfully turned off the oil coming out of Iraq and doubled or even tripled gas prices in that country. This is the slow drawn-out beginnings of WWIII but I think we're about to see an escalation bringing Israel, Iran, Syria, and Lebanon into the mix.