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Bush – less dead kids than Roosevelt!

Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
with the cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe;
forward into battle see his banners go!

Excuse me, you were saying?

I looked up the historical average during the Clinton Presidency (the first one during the 90’s.) We averaged about 852 deaths a year mostly due to training exercises, accident, etc.  (Not just Clinton, held fairly well for a couple decades.)

We need some stories on the number of American lives saved by improving equipment and training.

FOTW,

The prospect of actual combat tends to focus the mind and motivate folks, which tends to reduce training fatalities (a lot of which are folks not paying attention).  Certainly the improvements in body armor have done a lot as well.  But from my readings the two largest factors are greatly improved tactical doctrine and giant leaps in trauma care.

Out Here
Rodney G. Graves

Ceterum censeo Parthia esse delendam
Latin: “Furthermore, Parthia (Persia aka modern day Iran) should be destroyed.”

If I may, let me add that another factor reducing casualties and their severity is the manner in which combat-seasoned NCOs and company and field grade officers are rotated in and out of combat, ensuring that training stateside and combat ops are both led by seasoned pros.  Technology aside, our single greatest asset is the institutional memory of combat operations.

“Poverty of goods is easily cured; poverty of the mind is irreparable.”

rbbob - Bush – less dead kids than Roosevelt!

That’s an interesting take on who is responsible for the deaths.

Incidentally, it’s the same one our enemies share.

Interesting to note that you so often agree with our enemies. What do you think that says, bob?

DYING IN DEFENSE OF THE MOTHERLAND/FATHERLAND IS DYING TO HAND DOWN THE NATION TO NEXT GENERATION, SO AS NOT END UP LIKE THE KURDS, PALESTINIANS, AND SO MANY OTHERS. BUT DYING IN DEFENSE OF A FOREIGN LAND-ROBBER NATION,ISRAEL, MOTIVATED ENTIRELY BY LOBBY MONEY IS TREASON. THE DEATH OF THE 4,000 IS BLOOD ON FACES OF THE NEO-CON/NEO-LIBS, AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE NOW SET TO ROCK THEM. THIS ELECTION IS BUT ONE BATTLE IN THE ONGOING AMERICA CULTURA WAR.

Jeugenen thinks he’s going to “ROCK” us with his Neo-this and Neo-that talk involving various Israeli conspiracies. The lunatic actually believes that he speaks for the American people.

likwidshoe,

Yep, a prime example of the tinfoil hat brigade.  Perhaps there is someone in the family that cares enough to stage an intervention…

Out Here
Rodney G. Graves

Ceterum censeo Parthia esse delendam
Latin: “Furthermore, Parthia (Persia aka modern day Iran) should be destroyed.”

Jeugenen, I couldn’t make it four words into the scree.  Turn cap lock off and use sentences.  There could be something important in that jumble, the world may never know.

FOTW,

May I suggest skipping the “contributions” of our foil clad spittle spraying commenter (who almost makes realitydenyingboob look rational)?

Out Here
Rodney G. Graves

Ceterum censeo Parthia esse delendam
Latin: “Furthermore, Parthia (Persia aka modern day Iran) should be destroyed.”