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Fri Jun-04-04 11:47 AM
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ABC:Four U.S. Troops Killed, Iraq Combat Toll Hits 600 |
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http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20040604_191.htmlJune 4, 2004 — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Four U.S. soldiers were killed when their vehicle came under attack in eastern Baghdad Friday, bringing the number of Americans killed in action since the invasion to 600, the U.S. military said.
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Fri Jun-04-04 11:49 AM
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1. Nothing like downsizing the number of troops acutally lost in a headline |
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Fri Jun-04-04 11:50 AM
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2. 600 "killed in action"; is this another attempt |
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to downplay the real casualty numbers? Last I read the number was closer to 800+. :-(
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Fri Jun-04-04 11:54 AM
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3. The rest include real accidents (such as crashes, choking on bad food) |
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and deaths they don't want to include in the combat death numbers.
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Fri Jun-04-04 12:12 PM
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KIA requires death on the scene. If the soldier later dies at a hospital, he's not a KIA.
Also, if your Humvee hits a land mine and rolls over breaking your neck, you are killed in a car crash and are not a KIA.
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Fri Jun-04-04 12:21 PM
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10. Re: Injury and later deaths. |
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The statistic for wounded survival is 98%. So multiply the 5,000 injured by 2%. 100 more senseless deaths. So the number is likely closer to 900+.
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Fri Jun-04-04 12:31 PM
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11. like the accidental falling off of buildings? |
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I recall reading about at least two such incidents.
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Fri Jun-04-04 12:39 PM
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13. "Non combat self inflicted gunshot wounds" |
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Fri Jun-04-04 11:55 AM
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4. nsma and Jen-Yes actually is 823 |
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Fri Jun-04-04 11:59 AM
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Edited on Fri Jun-04-04 12:00 PM by saigon68
Yikes underpants are you fast!!! (stands back in admiration)
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Fri Jun-04-04 12:05 PM
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6. I didn't see who posted this |
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until I came into lbn, I was wondering though who in the fuck would believe six hundred dead. When I saw underpants, I thought well, its probably a joke, he knows better than that. Trouble is this isn't a joke and some people would buy 600, even though they're told repeatedly that the number is closing in on 1000.
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Fri Jun-04-04 12:20 PM
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8. THATS ABC NEWS HEADLINE |
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Which UP per DU rules dutifully posted per regulations
ABC needs a GOOD ASS KICKING and told to tell the truth
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Fri Jun-04-04 12:21 PM
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9. I can't believe it hasn't got locked |
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It is pretty much the reuters story with a different headline. I started a GD thread on it because............this makes me sick. We all have seen it for months now but GIVE US THE DAMNED NUMBER stop trying to dilute it THEY ARE DEAD AND W SENT THEM THERE FOR NO FUCKING REASON.
Sorry.
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Fri Jun-04-04 12:53 PM
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14. bu$h sent them there to Make Dick Cheney Rich, UP. |
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How many gallons per soldier you reckon we're getting these days?
:freak: dbt
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Fri Jun-04-04 12:37 PM
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12. Will bush* and the repigs ever be able to wash the blood off their hands? |
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