Posted by
emjayne on Saturday, April 26, 2008 5:53:40 PM
Thanks to Wil we have some statistics . He found them on a U.S. Navy site.
In the Revolutionary War 217,003 served, 6,188 were wounded, and 4,435 died
In the current Iraq confllict 15,000 have served and 4,100 have died. No number for wounded but it's a lot.
He has given the numbers for all the wars America has fought in and the numbers are enough to make one cry.
All of those Americans have died in the idiotic wars that human fight.
If you wish to see the whole list, go to the comments on Beginning of America.
I have read science-fiction stories that tried to find better ways for settling disputes. None of them are much
better. With all of the aggressiveness and the cruelty and the torture and the greed in the world one has to wonder
what it is all about.