Non-hostile military deaths not as important as those killed in action...

[cynatnite]

Least that's how I take these remarks:

After the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff appeared to significantly underestimate the number of US armed service members killed in the Iraq War on Memorial Day, a spokesman for his office defended his remarks in an interview with RAW STORY. General Peter Pace meant in his Memorial Day media appearance to distinguish between US troops killed in action and the hundreds who who have died from 'non-hostile' causes in the Iraqi theater of combat.

"You only have a few minutes when you're doing short interviews on morning shows, and General Pace was trying to be very precise," Lieutenant Colonel Gary Tallman from the Public Affairs Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday. "He was referring to American service members killed in action as of May 25, which at that date was 2815, and there additionally have been 619 non-hostile deaths, and that puts you over 3,400."

Pace had appeared to say that fewer than 3,000 US soldiers died since the US invaded Iraq in 2003.

"When you take a look at the life of a nation and all that's required to keep us free, we had more than 3,000 Americans murdered on 11 September, 2001. The number who have died, sacrificed themselves since that time is approaching that number," he said in the CBS News performance on Monday morning, which RAW STORY reported later in the day.

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Top_General_defends_underestimation_of_US_0531.html

:wtf:

[TahitiNut]

1. He OVERSTATES 9/11 and UNDERSTATES occupation deaths.

There were 2,993 killed on 9/11, including the terrorists themselves and many citizens of other nations in the WTC ... NOT just "Americans"! He then ignores deaths of 'coalition' troops and all Iraqis. Appalling.

[cynatnite]

2. I was really surprised at the logic...

yeah, I know I shouldn't be.

[pnwmom]

3. As if the ones who die from friendly fire, or accidents,

etc., aren't just as dead. Tell that to the families of those who've lost their loved ones. That attitude makes me sick.