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"Lange" <lange@arodnap(<-- reverse this).be> wrote in message
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> Mmm, from those 160.000 troops in Iraq are howmany in frontline service?
> You know, those who are actualy the most vulnerable. 1 out of 10? 1 out of
> 15?
> So if we take 1 out of 10, it's 60/10.000 men or 6/1000. And then we don't
> count all the wounded, those who will not be able to walk, see, or hear
> again (or a combination) or those who are missing limbs. In Vietnam this
> ratio was 10/1. 10 severely wounded troops for every soldier killed. Sheds
> another light on the subject.
You also have to consider that the statistic quoted is BULLSHIT as mitch
admits to not knowing the source
see below
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