Author Topic: Casualties mounting up in Iraq (Read 1320 times)

Wilfrid · « **on:** June 24, 2003, 03:08:07 AM »

Seems like a death or two every other day

Does the media in the US still report these? Have they lost interest?

Fishu · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2003, 03:15:27 AM »

It's kind of a war.. big deal.. in a real war there'd be few times more daily casualties

Looking the casualties in detail, quite lot of those fatalities have occured from non combat incidents

The unluckiest bunch:

"The Department of Defense announced today that Pfc. Jesse A. Givens, 34, of Springfield, Mo., was killed on May 1, 2003, in Al Habbaniyah, Iraq. Givens was parked in an M-1 main battle tank alongside the bank of the Euphrates River. The riverbank gave way resulting in the tank falling into the river. "

"The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. Sean C. Reynolds, 25, of East Lansing, Mich., was killed on May 3, 2003, in Iraq. Reynolds was climbing a ladder when he fell causing his M4 rifle to accidentally discharge."

"The Department of Defense announced today that Sgt. 1st Class John E. Taylor, 31, of Wichita Falls, Texas, died 17 May, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taylor suffered a heart attack after completing physical training. "

"The Department of Defense also announced today that Spc. Rasheed Sahib, 22, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was killed on May 18, in Balad, Iraq. Sahib and another soldier were cleaning their weapons when the other soldier's weapon discharged striking Sahib in the chest."

Creamo · « **Reply #2 on:** June 24, 2003, 03:27:40 AM »

40,000 US citizens die in auto crashes per year in the United States.

Thats not a war, it's a safe place to drive.

Get lost Weazfrid.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2003, 03:35:26 AM »

Yes the media does report them repeatedly...

Wilfrid · « **Reply #4 on:** June 24, 2003, 04:04:59 AM »

Yep Fishu, pretty unlucky.

It was just a question Creamo. F**k off.

Dowding · « **Reply #5 on:** June 24, 2003, 04:36:29 AM »

We hear of the combat deaths, but the non-combat accidents like the M1 falling into the river are new to me.

Fishu · « **Reply #6 on:** June 24, 2003, 05:21:23 AM »

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Originally posted by Dowding
We hear of the combat deaths, but the non-combat accidents like the M1 falling into the river are new to me.

I browsed through all the DoD announcements of casualties and seemed like 3/5th to 2/3rds were caused by incidents varying from car rolling over to explosives blowing up in the hands of soldiers.

Thought to sometime again browse through the casualty announcements to check how many were combat and non-combat casualties.

They sure have rolled over their cars alot.

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #7 on:** June 24, 2003, 05:29:09 AM »

I read somewhare that after the first gulf war the army calculated it was safer to be in combat in Iraq/Kuwait and alcohol free Saudi Arabia than back at base in the States or Germany because of the alcohol related car accident rate was so high. Dont know if it's true or not, but it's just wierd enough it might be right...

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #8 on:** June 24, 2003, 05:30:33 AM »

Wilfrid why even ask that question though? What gives you the impression that they wouldnt be reported?

Maniac · « **Reply #9 on:** June 24, 2003, 05:32:08 AM »

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Wilfrid why even ask that question though? What gives you the impression that they wouldnt be reported?

Because the media tend to loose interest as time goes by?

Wilfrid · « **Reply #10 on:** June 24, 2003, 05:59:29 AM »

Grunherz: I live in germany, and all my news is internet based (don't have a TV, can't speak german that well anyway)

So I generally had the impression things had calmed down in Iraq. Seeing all the mentions of casualties on that site surprised me, and I wanted to know if these were being reported or if the story had faded into the background so much.

Fishu · « **Reply #11 on:** June 24, 2003, 06:59:04 AM »

Nothing surprising there.. they're sitting on the hot spot of muslims.
They can be happy for most muslims not giving a crap for Saddam, like they would with few other leaders.

Theres still action even in Afganistan.

Prolly most dangerous times in both countries are only after the actual war, since there hardly was a war to weight by the talibans or the saddams regime - however the loyalists will be still left and some are very loyal.
I guess theres also a fair bit of non-iraqi muslims having their jihad against americans.

GrimCO · « **Reply #12 on:** June 24, 2003, 07:07:25 AM »

If there's American troops ANYWHERE in the Middle-East, some of them are going to be targeted. Muslim extremists don't exactly embrace Americans with open arms. Doesn't surprise me one bit that soldiers are still being killed over there. Combine that with the fact that there's still some loyalists to Hussein left, and I'm surprised so few American soldiers have been killed.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #13 on:** June 24, 2003, 09:27:06 AM »

One to two per day!?!?! MAN!! Screw you Gulf War panzies... Im from NEW YORK!!!

swoopy · « **Reply #14 on:** June 24, 2003, 10:27:39 AM »

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Originally posted by Creamo
40,000 US citizens die in auto crashes per year in the United States.

Thats not a war, it's a safe place to drive.

Get lost Weazfrid.

Learn to read u tard!

Just heard today thay uk chopper taken hits north of basra, seems things are far from over there.