booley
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Wed Aug-31-05 01:14 PM
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Are there 9000 US soldiers killed in Iraq? |
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Edited on Wed Aug-31-05 01:15 PM by booley
talking to a con who says that there aren't 9000 dead from Iraq becuase the source is Indymedia and they can't be trusted.
So without getting into the trustworthyness of Indymedia..what proof do we have that leads us to beleive that the pentagon is undercounting the dead from Iraq and the true total is 9000?
have any of the US mainstream papers reported on this? what about the Guardian?
Any links would be very helpful.
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Squatch
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Wed Aug-31-05 01:15 PM
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1. That's over 1/2 Army division... (corrected) |
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Edited on Wed Aug-31-05 01:26 PM by Squatch
Not very likely.
On edit: I'm a dumbass.
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achtung_circus
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Wed Aug-31-05 01:24 PM
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it would be about 1/2 a division, 2 Brigades.
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Squatch
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Wed Aug-31-05 01:26 PM
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8. Ooops...you're right! What was I thinking? |
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4000 soldiers per brigade.
Damn, and I'm *still* in the Army Reserves.
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achtung_circus
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Wed Aug-31-05 01:16 PM
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I'll go find the link. Every death is counted. 9,000 is a myth propogated by tinfoil hats.
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Cooley Hurd
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Wed Aug-31-05 01:19 PM
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http://icasualties.org/oif/I trust their numbers.:thumbsup:
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achtung_circus
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Wed Aug-31-05 01:23 PM
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You're quicker than I am. I'm bookmarking it this time.
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Wed Aug-31-05 01:24 PM
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search for one of the many other posts where this issue has already been discussed. A post like this comes up every couple of days. Sid Edit: Bookmark this http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3688105
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Wed Aug-31-05 01:26 PM
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This has ben debunked again and again.
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Wed Aug-31-05 01:56 PM
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This story has been debunked many times.
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