| May 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
Source: Iraq Coalition Casualty Count
From Melanie Morgan:
So far this month, there have been fewer U.S. troops killed in Iraq than died in the month of July. July's fatality figures were lower than those of June. June's were lower than May's. And May's fatalities were lower than April's. The news is that we are WINNING!
Does this information surprise you?
It should, because the mainstream media has done everything it can to paint Operation Iraqi Freedom as a failure. The progress that is made in rebuilding Iraq on a daily basis is seldom reported.
The humanitarian efforts of U.S. troops are almost entirely ignored. Liberal journalists scoff at the daily reports by U.S. Central Command outlining our military's success in apprehending or killing terrorists and death squad leaders. These left-wing reporters seem hell-bent to rally the American public to oppose the mission in Iraq.
Update 8-27-06: The U.S. troop fatality count for August is currently one greater than for last month. In September I will update this post with the final numbers for August.
Update 9-2-06: The final U.S. troop fatality count for August was 65. Here's an updated chart:
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#2In the end US fatalities in August surpassed the number not only for July but also for June.
If a decline in fatalities proves that "we are WINNING!", does an increase in fatalities prove that "we are LOSING!"?
#3US fatalities in September surpassed the number not only for August but also for May, June, and July.
Again I wonder: If a decline in fatalities proves that “we are WINNING!”, does an increase in fatalities prove that “we are LOSING!”?
#4Oh what a great chart! So technical. How about we post gallons of blood lost instead and INCLUDE Iraqi civilian casualities as well?
And since when did people/countries WIN wars? In war everybody loses.
#5Oh, and besides ... being crippled instead of dead I suppose is OK, because being "disabled" you can still drive the SUV to the mall, if gasoline weren't so dang expensive.
#6US fatalities in October not only surpassed the number for September, they were the highest they've been since January 2005.
That's the fourth month in a row that fatalities have increased over the previous month. That is precisely the opposite accomplishment of what Melanie Morgan misleadingly reported and cited as proof that "we are WINNING!"
At what point should we conclude that "we are LOSING!"?
According to that site, US fatalities in Iraq are up this month. It looks like Melanie Morgan was rushing to make that claim before the latest fatalities were reported.
I assume you'll be updating your post ASAP.
(Just kidding. I know better.)