Recently two separate sources have claimed that the U.S. military is dramatically underestimating the number of GI's killed in Iraq. The claim is the current estimates of 1,700 dead do not count those who died after being evacuated to Germany or other destinations. The sources state that internal Pentagon documents reveal over 9,000 have died. Wouldn't it be nice if the media would lock onto this story as hard as they did the Michael Jackson trial? By keeping the public honoring of U.S. war dead to a bare minimum, Bush has so far been successful in keeping the inquires suppressed.
Hmmm, I had assumed that the 1700+ figure was the total, and didn't consider whether or not that only included in-theather deaths... what are your sources?
ReplyDeleteditto, I'd like to know also; will publicize with sources, thanks.
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