not that 4,000 isn't too huge a number, but what you really should have is the number of Iraqi civilians that have died as a result of our reckless invasion.
Number of American deaths in Vietnam: 58,000 Vietnamese Civilian Deaths: between one and two million http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/vietnam/index.cfm
Although I often find Bill Maher a bit overbearing, I completely agree with him on his comments about McCain and his stance on Iraq.
Too often people still minimize and attribute disdaining the American Way of Life for the volatility of various people around the world and their visceral reaction towards the USA. That is hiding your head in the sand and saying all is well with us. While people and politics in this country have very transient short term memory, people elsewhere have a greater depth of memory and history, and fully recall the impact on their lives for generations. Until we as a nation come to terms with what we have done (good and bad) and make amends for the past this struggle will continue and unfortunately likely to worsen.
not that 4,000 isn't too huge a number, but what you really should have is the number of Iraqi civilians that have died as a result of our reckless invasion.
ReplyDelete655,000. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/oct/11/iraq.iraq
Number of American deaths in Vietnam: 58,000
Vietnamese Civilian Deaths: between one and two million
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/modules/vietnam/index.cfm
Although I often find Bill Maher a bit overbearing, I completely agree with him on his comments about McCain and his stance on Iraq.
ReplyDeleteToo often people still minimize and attribute disdaining the American Way of Life for the volatility of various people around the world and their visceral reaction towards the USA. That is hiding your head in the sand and saying all is well with us. While people and politics in this country have very transient short term memory, people elsewhere have a greater depth of memory and history, and fully recall the impact on their lives for generations. Until we as a nation come to terms with what we have done (good and bad) and make amends for the past this struggle will continue and unfortunately likely to worsen.