[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

"The Human Toll" is simply an article posted each (and every) week in the
Army Times (confirmed and validated by the Department of Defense).

I will continue to post it every Tuesday to remind everyone of our human
cost as it relates to Bush's war.

I remember not too awfully long ago when Janesta Carcich posted this same
article on a regular basis (yet from a different source).  People couldn't
get to their keyboards fast enough to praise her (huh, Arnold).

Pro patria,

Thomas P. Hansen
SFC, US Army (Retired)
Moscow, Idaho
UI '96

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil
and steady dedication of a lifetime." 

--Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Matt Decker
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 9:07 PM
To: privatejf32 at hotmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The Human Toll

J,
You are on to something. I mean its the first thing I look forward to in the

5:30 news, is the death count, or in your eyes the miscounted death count of

our enemy. Hell I bet the media has better numbers then our Gov.

MD


>From: "J Ford" <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The Human Toll
>Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 20:43:32 -0700
>
>Hey, what was good enough in 'nam...right?
>
>Not like this is the first time the Oval Office has "mis"counted - won't be

>the last.  But, isn't it like the WMD we have yet to find but KNOW are 
>there - somewhere?
>
>J  :]
>
>
>
>
>>From: "Sunil Ramalingam" <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com>
>>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The Human Toll
>>Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 17:56:05 -0700
>>
>>I understand it's the government's policy not to count the Iraqi dead, 
>>unless they can be classified as 'insurgents.'
>>
>>We only count those things which are important to us.  If we do attack 
>>Iran, we won't count their dead either.
>>
>>Sunil
>>
>>
>>>From: "Art Deco" <deco at moscow.com>
>>>To: "Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The Human Toll
>>>Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 15:30:59 -0700
>>>
>>>Donovan asks:
>>>
>>>"...what about the Iraqis?"
>>>
>>>Iraqi citizens are important.  They are human beings.  Many are being 
>>>indiscriminately slain and injured by insurgents and by the other perils 
>>>of warfare including U.S. military action.  Many slain are among those 
>>>trying to rebuild their country.
>>>
>>>We need to consider their deaths as tragic as any other, especially since

>>>many of those slain did request the war nor support it from the 
>>>beginning.
>>>
>>>However, where would we get a list like the one that Tom Hansen posts of 
>>>our unfortunate countrymen who paid the ultimate price for this 
>>>misadventure (not to mention the price paid by their families, friends, 
>>>employers, etc)?
>>>
>>>
>>>Perhaps Donovan you could supply us with such a list.
>>>
>>>
>>>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
>>>deco at moscow.com