[trumandogz]

Do you happen to know how many people were in the military each of those years?

Without that number, the number of deaths can provide no relevant statistical data.

[Williams]

Well, the figures on minority fatalities certainly are relevant.

watched the beginning of CNN's "Week At War" just now. No report on retaking an Afghan city from the Taliban. In fact they led with the claim Iraq is going badly because of one car bombing incident on Tuesday. The second story was us losing the terror war in Algeria. And on and on.

[driftdiver]

“Without that number, the number of deaths can provide no relevant statistical data.”

While the overall makeup of the forces by race is relevant the lack of it does not make these numbers irrelevant.