[Mobile Vulgus]

I realize Dean's comments have been talked about already. But there are stats in this one on deaths by accident of our military that is rather eye opening.

Wow. I can’t believe how many accidental deaths we have had. Go check the PDF document linked in this story. It is pretty amazing.

[msnimje]

Along the same lines, "Is A Free South Korea Worth 53,000 Dead Americans?"

http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1133881708.shtml

[Tx Angel]

Besides, we didn't lose 2,000 -- we lost 5,000.

Or are those lives lost on 9/11 not casualties of this war? Islamists took them out in one day.

Libs have short memories.

[cvq3842]

I really liked this article - thanks for posting.

The Democrats have only their far left position of "cut and run" or their opportunistic policy of criticizing and offering no solution of their own, hoping to gain power simply on a Republican stumble or to somehow turn public opinion towards desiring "something else" other than Bush, no matter what that "something else" is, or whether it is defined at all.

Neither strategy works. The country rejects "cut and run" and sees it (rightly, in my view) as evidence of Democrats being weak on national security. And the public wants to vote FOR something, not just AGAINST something. they can drive Bush's negatives up somewhat, but do more damage to themselves ultimately.

Part of me still says that Dean is doing a good job for the Republicans in his position, by being a loudmouthed jackass, but his comments are so damaging to our troops that I indeed say it's time for him to go.

[Octar]

I love this jagoff. I hope he keeps this post forever.

But you can bet the movers among the dens are getting their panties in knots about how to unload this turd gracefully.

hehe

[SergeantsLady]

Amazing. I will pull this thread out for my husband to see. We've talked about this fact often...the unsung deaths of soldiers in training and accidents in peacetime. He assures me it's not recklessness...it's training with huge heavy pieces of equipment, live fire and simulated training exercises in "real world" field conditions. I use to debate with him if the training risks were "worth it"...I haven't said a word about it since since the towers were taken out. I knew our Military was ready. Still, as impressive as their work is in Iraq...what the combined Armed Forces achieved in the rescue of New Orleans citizens from rooftops was amazing...they made it look so easy and so incredibly safe.... Naturally, the MSM did not spend too much time dwelling on those successes....

[normy]

I listened to Deans remarks, and unless my ears were playing tricks on me, I heard him say we lost 25,000 in Nam. The reason I bring this up is because I made a mental note, "is this gut stupid or did he just make a mistake?"

I relayed what I had heard to my bro in New Orleans and he responded "What? is Dean saying we lost 25,000 so it looks like we are closer to that number in Iraq?"

Thats far fetched but not unrealistic to assume. Did anyone else actually hear Deans comments?

[eeriegeno]

the DNC chairman; a loose cannon, an out of control demagogue, and slightly loopy to boot.

It's not just the chairman, the entire democrat party is whacko. They put their party above all else like good little socialists always do!!

[COBOL2Java]

[RasterMaster]