We are greatly concerned about civilian fatalities in Iran and Iraq. We are also very concerned about every American serviceman who is killed in these wars.
In a war area it is more dangerous to be a civilian than a soldier.
In World War II in addition to the 5, 752,400 Jews killed in the Holocaust, 42,168,000 civilians were killed as opposed to 25,282,100 military personnel.
In the Viet Nam war South Viet Nam military fatalities were 220,357. Civilian deaths were 1, 177,446.
Let me throw in a few other facts of sin and death. According to John McCardell in the July 2009 Atlantic Monthly, “each year underage drinking kills some 5000 young people, 600,000 injuries and 100,000 cases of sexual assault among college students.” Another 8000 deaths are from legal age drinking. Center for Disease Control says alcohol related deaths not including accidents and homicides are 22,073 a year. Planned Parenthood says that there are 42 million abortions a year, 1.37 million of which are in the United States. There are approximately 15,000 murders a year in the United States.
Are we as concerned about civilian deaths in this country as we are about Afghanistan?
In a war area it is more dangerous to be a civilian than a soldier.
In World War II in addition to the 5, 752,400 Jews killed in the Holocaust, 42,168,000 civilians were killed as opposed to 25,282,100 military personnel.
In the Viet Nam war South Viet Nam military fatalities were 220,357. Civilian deaths were 1, 177,446.
Let me throw in a few other facts of sin and death. According to John McCardell in the July 2009 Atlantic Monthly, “each year underage drinking kills some 5000 young people, 600,000 injuries and 100,000 cases of sexual assault among college students.” Another 8000 deaths are from legal age drinking. Center for Disease Control says alcohol related deaths not including accidents and homicides are 22,073 a year. Planned Parenthood says that there are 42 million abortions a year, 1.37 million of which are in the United States. There are approximately 15,000 murders a year in the United States.
Are we as concerned about civilian deaths in this country as we are about Afghanistan?
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