Rural soldiers more likely to die in Iraq, Afghanistan

AP ^ | Sunday, December 17, 2006

[Sir Gawain]

That's what I get for scanning.

[Eagle Eye]

Interesting that those that actually fight the WOT in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families, are the most ardent supporters of the war.

Those that would never dream of wearing the uniform are the most opposed.

I guess it is like the VN draft era in that the draft protesters were not concerned with anything more than their own hides.

[ASOC]

I feel bad.

Grandpa was from rural Ks, served in the Army (1st gen American) - likely got shot at by some cousins.

Dad and Uncle served in the WW II Army (and both got drafted for Korea, the irony) - rural AZ

I spent 22 yrs in the USAF (urban AZ - sorta, when to high school in Tucson)

Son just finished a tour with the Corps as an 0311 (Grunt, one each) Urban Alaska.

Based on these broad, multigenerational statistics, I guess our family is -- American.

As for the article - "Pageing Charlie Rangle, Mr Rangle to the service phone"

[VeniVidiVici]

I thought Jackson, Sharpton and Rangel were whining that the deaths were occurring disproportionately among Urban-Americans?

[CholeraJoe]

"Oh, Maaaatha. You know it's always THOSE kind of people who are too stupid to get into Haaaavaad who end up in the military. Pass the Brie and the Chaaaadonnay, would you?"

[lepton]

Interesting that those that actually fight the WOT in Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families, are the most ardent supporters of the war. Those that would never dream of wearing the uniform are the most opposed.

There are a lot of liberal causes that are like that - especially those "for the children" issues: People with kids vote Republican on these issues to a *much* larger extent than those without children.