I read this article by John Hindraker of Powerline today thanks to a post from Jolly Blogger. It is interesting perspective on how the media is depicting war (Iraq) casualties. It may give some insight as to why we the people of the United States are feeling this is a war we should not be in. Here is a part of the article:
The media's breathless tabulation of casualties in Iraq--now, over 1,800 deaths--is generally devoid of context. Here's some context: between 1983 and 1996, 18,006 American military personnel died accidentally in the service of their country. That death rate of 1,286 per year exceeds the rate of combat deaths in Iraq by a ratio of nearly two to one.
I present this not in an attempt to justify the war, rather to remind us that facts are just facts and must be put into context. Sometimes it is up to us to discover what the context is. Is the paragraph from the article in context? Should we be asking: what are the number of "accidental deaths" during this war period?
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