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alcuno Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-03 01:01 PM
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1. Find the stats for Vietnam 1964.
First of all, to compare Iraq to Vietnam is a dangerous path. After all, Vietnam was manufactured on a lie.

Second of all, look up Vietnam 1964. I'm fairly certain we've surpassed the number of deaths for that year. It would be a more appropriate comparison.
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  -Stupid right-wing response to GI deaths in Iraq - unbelievable! dobak  Nov-02-03 12:57 PM   #0 
  - Find the stats for Vietnam 1964.  alcuno   Nov-02-03 01:01 PM   #1 
  - Well...  sexybomber   Nov-02-03 01:05 PM   #3 
  - No the lie was based on domino theory  wuushew   Nov-02-03 01:10 PM   #6 
  - If the Internet existed in 1968, would Americans have stood for Vietnam?  VolcanoJen   Nov-02-03 11:40 PM   #28 
  - Look at the demonstrations, riots and the 1968 Dem convention.  Richardo   Nov-03-03 12:51 PM   #44 
  - Gulf of Tonkin was a lie  leftofthedial   Nov-03-03 11:33 AM   #40 
  - Actually your comparisons are not valid  Bandit   Nov-03-03 11:27 AM   #38 
  - Thank you!  Scottie72   Nov-02-03 10:21 PM   #18 
  - Is this accurate for Vietname casualties?  NewJeffCT   Nov-03-03 10:58 AM   #37 
  - The use of Kevlar has cut the death rate way down.  wuushew   Nov-02-03 01:02 PM   #2 
  - At first that was true  wtmusic   Nov-02-03 01:05 PM   #4 
  - Well, let's see, 200 million americans, 18000 homicides, that's  karlschneider   Nov-02-03 01:08 PM   #5 
  - Could someone please explain this ridiculous argument?  caledesi   Nov-02-03 01:12 PM   #7 
  - <shrug>  dobak   Nov-02-03 01:14 PM   #8 
  - It has NOTHING to do with it  Skittles   Nov-02-03 02:02 PM   #14 
  - 1/400,000 the number who died in the holocaust  wtmusic   Nov-02-03 01:19 PM   #9 
  - These deaths are absolutely trivial  DBoon   Nov-02-03 01:32 PM   #10 
     - The Black death is trivial to the Permian extinction  wuushew   Nov-02-03 01:34 PM   #11 
        - What about all the deaths due to...  RegularBrad   Nov-02-03 01:38 PM   #12 
  - less than 3,000 have died from domestic terra, so why go to war at all?  maggrwaggr   Nov-02-03 01:45 PM   #13 
  - Good one Mag! nt  caledesi   Nov-02-03 09:45 PM   #16 
  - LOL brilliant  BullGooseLoony   Nov-02-03 11:54 PM   #31 
  - Ack  NewJeffCT   Nov-02-03 07:55 PM   #15 
  - How many people were lied to when they got in car wrecks?  neuvocat   Nov-02-03 10:17 PM   #17 
  - Yes, comparing it to absolute disasters and crises, it does quite well  PurityOfEssence   Nov-02-03 10:31 PM   #19 
  - Contrast What to What?????????????????  maine_raptor   Nov-02-03 10:42 PM   #20 
  - And that is what's called "supporting the troops".  Cat Atomic   Nov-02-03 10:53 PM   #21 
  - Thank you  maine_raptor   Nov-02-03 10:57 PM   #22 
  - good call  Clark Can WIN   Nov-02-03 11:03 PM   #25 
  - I guess that's what we should tell  kskiska   Nov-02-03 11:02 PM   #23 
  - Reminds me of the "more people have been killed in California" argument.  QC   Nov-02-03 11:03 PM   #24 
  - Can we use that argument in a court of law?  japanduh   Nov-02-03 11:22 PM   #26 
  - Statistics is a safe harbor for those that rarionalize...  rasputin1952   Nov-02-03 11:35 PM   #27 
  - I just hope the neocon pundits try this argument next October  0rganism   Nov-02-03 11:43 PM   #29 
  - That same rationalization  bushwentawol   Nov-02-03 11:44 PM   #30 
  - post on fark, interesting group of folks. maybe there is hope  okieinpain   Nov-03-03 12:16 AM   #32 
  - rush limbaugh made the same argument about "perspective"  Military Brat   Nov-03-03 12:32 AM   #33 
  - New Symbol for the NeoCon Party  Starfire_Sangraal   Nov-03-03 01:21 AM   #34 
  - From sick minds come sick perspectives & those mofos are sick!  LibertyorDeath   Nov-03-03 01:48 AM   #35 
  - What's the total population of NY?  TNOE   Nov-03-03 09:23 AM   #36 
  - My letter to the editor  NewJeffCT   Nov-03-03 11:30 AM   #39 
  - Excellent letter!...  rasputin1952   Nov-03-03 12:32 PM   #42 
  - but have you forgotten  Kusala   Nov-03-03 11:40 AM   #41 
  - Doh!  NewJeffCT   Nov-03-03 01:01 PM   #46 
  - Vietnam was okay then! Merely a year and a month of traffic deaths!  ElementaryPenguin   Nov-03-03 12:45 PM   #43 
  - The 13% are probably the CEO's  lovedems   Nov-03-03 12:59 PM   #45 
 

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