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False Comparison of Military Deaths [Dispatches from the Culture Wars] |
| Published: July 28, 2007, 10:22 am |
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The latest conservative meme, which I keep hearing over the last few days, is that "military deaths" under Bush are pretty much in line with "military deaths" under Clinton. The implication, of course, is "oh my god, why does the liberal media make such a big deal about soldiers dying with Bush in office but not when Clinton was in office?" For instance, this blog says: Active duty deaths during Clinton's first four years (1993 - 1996): 4302 Active duty deaths during Bush's first four years (2001 - 2004): 5187 The difference? 885 deaths over four years, or about 221 deaths a year. Of course, during Bush's first four years in office we liberated both Afghanistan and Iraq. What did we accomplish, in terms of military victories, during Clinton's first four years in office? Read the rest of this post... Read the comments on this post... [ Full article ] |
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