Hearts and Minds
According to a report just released by the U.N., 14,000 Iraqis have been killed during the first 6 months of 2006.
A recent estimate of the Iraqi population puts it at 26,780,000. The United States population is roughly 298,440,000.
As a percentage of population, the number of killings in Iraq through June would be equivalent to 312,000 killings in one year, in this country. By way of comparison, the entire population of Wyoming state is about 500,000.
Remember this, the next time Rep. Peter King tries to claim that Iraq is safer than Washington, D.C..
A recent estimate of the Iraqi population puts it at 26,780,000. The United States population is roughly 298,440,000.
As a percentage of population, the number of killings in Iraq through June would be equivalent to 312,000 killings in one year, in this country. By way of comparison, the entire population of Wyoming state is about 500,000.
Remember this, the next time Rep. Peter King tries to claim that Iraq is safer than Washington, D.C..
posted by Nim at
3:40 PM
5 Comments:
That's a lot of hearts and minds splattered all over the dirt.
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Eli, at 9:39 PM
I wonder how many died when Saddam was in power? Seems to me that our invasion of Iraq has resulted in a whole lot more death, destruction and injury than anything Saddam ever did.
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peter, at 11:45 PM
Total, probably not. Per annum, I'm pretty sure yes.
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Eli, at 9:31 PM
Oh my god, there is really much useful information here!
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muebles madrid, at 6:48 PM
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