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( OT ) Digging In For A Fight
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...629375,00.html
However a government may try to hide them, there are ways to measure the costs of war, and last week people could take their pick. You could see, for the first time, the coffins of dead soldiers, wrapped tight like a gift in the flag for which they fought. You could mourn the one whose name was familiar, the football star who took a million-dollar pay cut to defend his country after 9/11. You could listen, for the first time, to the Pentagon leaders admitting that they would need both more troops and more money to get the job done. A year ago, the war planners figured that 200 armored humvees would be enough for the invasion and occupation of Iraq; now they want 20 times that many. The U.S. death toll in April 2003, the month Baghdad fell, was 37; the number killed in hostilities in April 2004 climbed to 107 last week, a reminder that winning a war can be deadlier than fighting it in the first place. And some numbers Cracks in the Coalition Spain's defection from Iraq, along with escalating violence, has led other allies to rethink their commitment to the coalition U.S. -- 135,000 BRITAIN -- 11,000 34 OTHER NATIONS -- 16,648 Italy -- 2,700 Poland -- 2,400 Ukraine -- 1,700 Spain -- 1,300 -- Troops leaving Iraq Netherlands -- 1,100 Australia -- 850 South Korea -- 700 Romania -- 700 Japan -- 556 Denmark -- 496 Bulgaria -- 470 Thailand -- 460 Honduras -- 370 -- Troops leaving Iraq El Salvador -- 360 Hungary -- 300 Dominican Rep. -- 300 -- Troops leaving Iraq Nicaragua -- 230 Singapore -- 200 Mongolia -- 180 Azerbaijan -- 151 Norway -- 150 Portugal -- 128 Latvia -- 121 Lithuania -- 105 Slovakia -- 105 Philippines -- 96 Czech Rep. -- 80 Albania -- 70 Georgia -- 70 New Zealand -- 60 Estonia -- 55 Kazakhstan -- 29 Macedonia -- 28 Moldova -- 24 Source: GlobalSecurity.org Check me John H |
( OT ) Digging In For A Fight
On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:58:47 GMT, "Jim" wrote:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...629375,00.html However a government may try to hide them, there are ways to measure the costs of war, and last week people could take their pick. You could see, for the first time, the coffins of dead soldiers, wrapped tight like a gift in the flag for which they fought. You could mourn the one whose name was familiar, the football star who took a million-dollar pay cut to defend his country after 9/11. You could listen, for the first time, to the Pentagon leaders admitting that they would need both more troops and more money to get the job done. A year ago, the war planners figured that 200 armored humvees would be enough for the invasion and occupation of Iraq; now they want 20 times that many. The U.S. death toll in April 2003, the month Baghdad fell, was 37; the number killed in hostilities in April 2004 climbed to 107 last week, a reminder that winning a war can be deadlier than fighting it in the first place. And some numbers Cracks in the Coalition Spain's defection from Iraq, along with escalating violence, has led other allies to rethink their commitment to the coalition U.S. -- 135,000 BRITAIN -- 11,000 34 OTHER NATIONS -- 16,648 Italy -- 2,700 Poland -- 2,400 Ukraine -- 1,700 Spain -- 1,300 -- Troops leaving Iraq Netherlands -- 1,100 Australia -- 850 South Korea -- 700 Romania -- 700 Japan -- 556 Denmark -- 496 Bulgaria -- 470 Thailand -- 460 Honduras -- 370 -- Troops leaving Iraq El Salvador -- 360 Hungary -- 300 Dominican Rep. -- 300 -- Troops leaving Iraq Nicaragua -- 230 Singapore -- 200 Mongolia -- 180 Azerbaijan -- 151 Norway -- 150 Portugal -- 128 Latvia -- 121 Lithuania -- 105 Slovakia -- 105 Philippines -- 96 Czech Rep. -- 80 Albania -- 70 Georgia -- 70 New Zealand -- 60 Estonia -- 55 Kazakhstan -- 29 Macedonia -- 28 Moldova -- 24 Source: GlobalSecurity.org Check me John H You've finally learned how to cut and paste. Good job, Jim. John H On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! |
( OT ) Digging In For A Fight
Jim wrote:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...629375,00.html However a government may try to hide them, there are ways to measure the costs of war, and last week people could take their pick. You could see, for the first time, the coffins of dead soldiers, wrapped tight like a gift in the flag for which they fought. You could mourn the one whose name was familiar, the football star who took a million-dollar pay cut to defend his country after 9/11. You could listen, for the first time, to the Pentagon leaders admitting that they would need both more troops and more money to get the job done. A year ago, the war planners figured that 200 armored humvees would be enough for the invasion and occupation of Iraq; now they want 20 times that many. The U.S. death toll in April 2003, the month Baghdad fell, was 37; the number killed in hostilities in April 2004 climbed to 107 last week, a reminder that winning a war can be deadlier than fighting it in the first place. And some numbers Cracks in the Coalition Spain's defection from Iraq, along with escalating violence, has led other allies to rethink their commitment to the coalition U.S. -- 135,000 BRITAIN -- 11,000 34 OTHER NATIONS -- 16,648 Italy -- 2,700 Poland -- 2,400 Ukraine -- 1,700 Spain -- 1,300 -- Troops leaving Iraq Netherlands -- 1,100 Australia -- 850 South Korea -- 700 Romania -- 700 Japan -- 556 Denmark -- 496 Bulgaria -- 470 Thailand -- 460 Honduras -- 370 -- Troops leaving Iraq El Salvador -- 360 Hungary -- 300 Dominican Rep. -- 300 -- Troops leaving Iraq Nicaragua -- 230 Singapore -- 200 Mongolia -- 180 Azerbaijan -- 151 Norway -- 150 Portugal -- 128 Latvia -- 121 Lithuania -- 105 Slovakia -- 105 Philippines -- 96 Czech Rep. -- 80 Albania -- 70 Georgia -- 70 New Zealand -- 60 Estonia -- 55 Kazakhstan -- 29 Macedonia -- 28 Moldova -- 24 Source: GlobalSecurity.org Check me John H Man....those Moldavians! |
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