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| 60,000 dead since the start of the Iraq War | |
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| Jolly | Nov 27 2006, 11:50 AM Post #1 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Is the United States in the middle of a Civil War? http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/data/table_01.html |
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| John D'Oh | Nov 27 2006, 11:55 AM Post #2 |
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MAMIL
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All Iraq comparisons aside, 20,000 murders a year is a horrible statistic. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| QuirtEvans | Nov 27 2006, 12:07 PM Post #3 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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Well, let's see ... In Iraq, 10% of the population has fled their homes since the U.S. invasion. In the United States, that's only true in Louisiana and maybe Mississippi.
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| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| pianojerome | Nov 27 2006, 12:10 PM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Yes, it is. Absolutely. With a current population of 295,734,134, that's a 0.006% murder rate per year. |
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| ivorythumper | Nov 27 2006, 12:25 PM Post #5 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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And your point is ....???
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| big al | Nov 27 2006, 01:44 PM Post #6 |
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Bull-Carp
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So in a nutshell, the rate of murder and violent death in Iraq is at least 10 times higher than in the US given the population of the US is about 12 times that of Iraq. One is bad; the other is worse. Big Al |
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Location: Western PA "jesu, der simcha fun der man's farlangen." -bachophile | |
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| Frank_W | Nov 27 2006, 01:48 PM Post #7 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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The US isn't a combat zone, last time I checked... |
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| Kincaid | Nov 27 2006, 02:52 PM Post #8 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Nobody can touch the modern Muslim fanatic for murderous ferocity. What is weird is that we stomped on the wasp nest but mostly they are killing each other. |
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| QuirtEvans | Nov 27 2006, 03:51 PM Post #9 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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My point is that the murder rate isn't the only statistic that shows how desperate and scary life is in Iraq right now. And that comparisons between Iraq and the U.S. are absurd. I didn't expect you to get the point. Thanks for being predictable. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| ivorythumper | Nov 27 2006, 04:07 PM Post #10 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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From the guy who claims he never throws the first insult... :rolleyes: Considering how much you had to elaborate since your tangent could have gone off in a dozen equally insignificant directions, I am not concerned that your feeble attempt to draw a parallel between migration due to hostilities and migration due to unprecedented natural disasters was lost on me. I am sure that it made perfect sense to such a brilliant mind as yours. |
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| QuirtEvans | Nov 27 2006, 07:08 PM Post #11 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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It doesn't surprise me that sarcasm goes straight over your head. |
| It would be unwise to underestimate what large groups of ill-informed people acting together can achieve. -- John D'Oh, January 14, 2010. | |
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| David Burton | Nov 27 2006, 07:22 PM Post #12 |
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Senior Carp
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I’m surprised that number isn’t even higher and frankly considering what returning servicemen have told me of the people and conditions there, I could really – edited --! Let them keep it up – and let us get the hell out of their way. Sorry GWB, democracy in three years, in a place that’s only known one form of barbarism or another doesn’t look very promising. It’s time for the next option. |
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| ivorythumper | Nov 27 2006, 10:58 PM Post #13 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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It doesn't surprise me that you find ripping flesh an enjoyable past time. |
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| pianojerome | Nov 27 2006, 10:59 PM Post #14 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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It doesn't surprise me that it doesn't surprise either of you.
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| ivorythumper | Nov 27 2006, 11:17 PM Post #15 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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hey PJ -- maybe this is part of that storm that's a-comin'!!! I'd better harden up! :lol: |
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| pianojerome | Nov 27 2006, 11:31 PM Post #16 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Doesn't surprise me.
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| Frank_W | Nov 28 2006, 04:22 AM Post #17 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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So..... Is that a banana in your pocket, or uh... have you hardened up?
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| Ben | Nov 28 2006, 08:33 AM Post #18 |
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Senior Carp
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:wacko: |
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- Ben "Playing 'bop' is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing." - Duke Ellington bennieloohoo@gmail.com Or you can just PM me.
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