Military losses may surprise you!

Just the facts, not trying to be political.... The totals below include 2007

if you add them up under each President, not just 2006.

Whatever your politics, however you lean, however you feel about the current administration, this report should open some eyes.

Military losses, 1980 through 2006
As tragic as the loss of any member of the US Armed Forces is, consider the following statistics:

The annual fatalities of military members while actively serving in the armed forces from 1980 through 2006:

1980 ......... 2,392 (Carter Year)
1981 ........ 2,380 (Reagan Year)
1984 ......... 1,999 (Reagan Year)
1988 .......... 1, 819 (Reagan Year)
1989 ........ 1,636 (George H W Year)
1990 ......... 1,508 (George H W Year)
1991 ........ 1,787 (George H W Year)
1992 .......... 1,293 (George H W Year)
1993 .......... 1,213 ( Clinton Year)
1994 ..... ... 1,075 (Clinton Year)
1995 .......... 2,465 (Clinton Year)
1996 ......... 2,318 (Clinton Year)
1997 ............ 817 (Clinton Year)
1998 .......... 2,252 (Clinton Year)
1999 ......... 1,984 (Clinton Year)
2000 .......... 1,983 (Clinton Year)
2001 .......... . 890(George W Year)
2002 .......... 1,007 (George W Year)
2003 ......... 1,410 (George W Year)
2004 .......... 1,887 (George W Year)
2005 ........... . 919 (George W Year)
2006........ ..... 920 (George W Year)
2007........ .. .899 (George W Year)

Clinton years (1993-2000): 14,000 deaths

George W years (2001-2006): 7,932 deaths

If you are surprised when you look at these figures, so was I. These figures mean that the loss from the two latest conflicts in the Middle East are LESS than the loss of military personnel during Bill Clinton's presidency when America wasn't involved in a war!

And, I was even more shocked when I read that in 1980, during the reign of President Jimmy Carter, (Nobel Peace Prize winner), there were 2,392 US military fatalities!

Consider the latest census of Americans. It shows the following FACTS about the distribution of American citizens, by race:

European descent .......... ......... .... . 69.12%
Hispanic .......... ......... ......... ......... .. 12.5%
Black............ ......... ......... ......... ....... 12. 3%
Asian ............ ......... ......... ........ .... 3.7%
Native American ............ ......... ......... 1.0%
Other .......... ......... ......... ......... ........ 2.6%

Now... here are the fatalities by Race; over the past three years in Iraqi Freedom:

European descent (white) ........... . 74.31%
Hispanic ............ ......... ........ ..... 10.74%
Black ............ ......... ......... ......... .. 9.67%
Asian .......... ......... ......... ......... .. 1.81%
Native American ............ ......... ...... 1.09%
Other ............ ........ ......... ......... ..... 0.33%

It's all about politics and some politicians, are now famous for turning American against American for a vote. The Hillary-Obama campaigns say the current administration does not 'listen' to anyone and continues the war, costing precious American lives.

The Clinton administration, without having an actual war, sent more soldiers to death than the Bush Administration, in addition, Clinton also forced the military to release Osama Bin Laden when we actually had him detained.

I hope that during the time between now and November, that intelligent Americans can decipher the facts from the spin and the spinners from the leaders; those who seek even more power from those that seek justice, the dividers from the uniters.

Over the next months let's be good listeners and see and hear who tries to divide our nation; and who wants to unite our nation. Who wants to control how our money is spent and who wants our money spent the way we would spend it. Who seeks power and who seeks justice?

Who spins the facts and who is genuine?

These statistics are published by Congressional Research Service, and they may be confirmed by anyone at:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL32492.pdf