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| Military deaths under Bush half of amount under Clinton |
| 2008-01-14 |
| I received this in an email. I don't know about it's accuracy but after my initial checks I'm sure these numbers are correct. Military deaths under Bush half of amount under Clinton Contrary to popular belief, President Bush's years in office have seen an unusally low number of military deaths. While every life is precious, and any loss of our servicemembers remains unacceptable, it's worth a close look at the numbers: Military losses, 1980 through 2006: 1980 ......... 2,392 1981 ......... 2,380 1984 .......... 1,999 1988 .......... 1,819 1989 .......... 1,636 1990 ......... 1,508 1991 .......... 1,787 1992 .......... 1,293 1993 .......... 1,213 1994 .......... 1,075 1995 .............2,465 1996 ......... 2,318 Clinton years @14,000 deaths 1997 ......... 817 1998 ........ 2,252 1999 ......... 1,984 2000 .......... 1,983 2001 ........ 890 2002 ......... 1,007 2003 ....... 1,410 2004 ......... 1,887 2005 ....... 919 2006.......... 920 Bush years (2001-2006): 7,033 deaths These are numbers you won't read in the mainstream media. Funny how that works... |
| Posted by:Intrinsicpilot |
| #10 I think a lot of the drop in accidental death rates is due to safer airplanes and fewer of them. If I remember correctly, in the past a carrier pilot stood only a 50% chance of surviving 20 years. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-01-14 23:04 |
| #9 Oh I see, during Clinton's time there were a lot more accidents.. Funny how that happens when you gut the funding for training and maintenance. People are less skilled in dealing with the hazardous aspects of the job and the equipment tends to break down faster without things like spare parts. There's a corollary between free time created by the preceding and the ability to fill it with doing stupid stuff during off duty hours. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-01-14 22:59 |
| #8 US Army 1990 - 746,220 1995 - 521,036 2000 - 471,633 |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-01-14 22:49 |
| #7 There are any number of ways to analyze these stats. Does a wartime footing increase attention and focus, thus decreasing the accident rate? Has the military studied, learned and improved in relation to prior accidents? Did the events leading to, and aftermath of, accidental casualties achieve greater results, improved safety/tactics/systems further reducing combat deaths? Are these items measurable, or incomparable with one another? |
| Posted by: Hyperbolic Idiot Detection Service 2008-01-14 22:19 |
| #6 And a lot more military, on average. Per capita figures might be helpful. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-01-14 20:56 |
| #5 Oh I see, during Clinton's time there were a lot more accidents and suicides it seems. |
| Posted by: Spung the Slender9594 2008-01-14 20:32 |
| #4 How is this possible? Does this include natural deaths? Gulf War Syndrome? I don't remember hearing many deaths during Clinton's time that I was aware of? |
| Posted by: Spung the Slender9594 2008-01-14 20:30 |
| #3 And this is not just a recent phenomenon. Here are the numbers of deaths of US Navy officers during World War 2 due to combat and aviation accidents: Combat - 4025 Aviation accidents - 4142 Link: http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/ww2_statistics.htm It's a dangerous business. We should remember that always. |
| Posted by: Bugs Angaiger7437 2008-01-14 18:47 |
| #2 Alas, correct figures here: http://siadapp.dmdc.osd.mil/personnel/CASUALTY/Death_Rates.pdf |
| Posted by: Big Glereque4366 2008-01-14 18:44 |
| #1 Powerline commented about that 'issue' before. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-01-14 17:21 |