How many Americans die every year in auto accidents?
Just over 40,000 in the U.S., and about 1.2 million worldwide. In the average car, you have about a 6% chance of dying in a crash. Which means if you are involved in a crash, you have a greater chance of dying, than you do of dying in war if you join the military (like me). Or probably even if you go combat arms (which is not me, which is both good and bad, I think), possibly/probably.
Keep in mind that almost a half-million Americans died during service during World War II. And, in a way, we didn't quite achieve victory at the time: Nazis were eliminated as a fighting force, only to let the Soviets take over part of Europe. Compare that to today in Iraq - no more Saddam (completely now!), but the country still isn't what we prefer. Better but not ideal. Just like the Europe of the Cold War. Immigration is the chief vexing problem of Europe today, in terms of foreign policy (at least I think so, even if it isn't that attention-getting).
Approximately 44,000. Oh the humanity! No more cars, no more cars, no more cars!
Really though. Let's not stop there. Why not callously compare the deaths of our troops to knife-fight deaths at US prisons?
Not to mention auto accidents caused by drunk drivers, who have had numerous DWIs, get off thanks to courts and their lawyers and end up driving and killing innocent people time and time again. Where the hell is the MSM in reporting that!!