Death and the Iraq War

When we see 1500 U.S. soldiers dead as a result of combat action in a war, I have to wonder what people are thinking when they say this is a horrible thing. Remember that approximately 500 of the 2000 dead in Iraq were due to accidents -- something which occurs at military bases right here in the USA.

Death is the worst thing that can befall a human being, but we are in a war, after all. Compared to all other major wars, the numbers we’re seeing from Iraq are a blessing. I guess lefties (cowards, socialists) think “war” is bad no matter what the genocide tally may be, and whatever the cause.

My theory is that WWII is the greatest thing that ever happened for dictators, tyrants, and those who commit genocide. WWII was so horrible and destructive, with so much loss of life, that the world said, "Never again." But this "never again" attitude, which prevails at the UN, is being taken too far. Anti-war types used "never again" to allowed the slaughter of 800,000 people in Rwanda, and 1.7 million dead in Cambodia under Pol Pot. See my point?

Comparing our numbers of the Iraq War dead to what happens on the mean streets of the USA, we begin to see how small a number like 1500 really is. If you have a weak mind and feel an emotional tug at the number “2000”, it will still be interesting.

In 2002, more than 65,000 people died of flu and pneumonia. More than 100,000 people died from unintentional injuries, and heart disease took nearly 700,000.

Some are much more obscure. Around 3,300 people each year die of suffocation, 700 from being poisoned by gases, 4000 drown, and 14,900 people die each year of falling down.

So, how emotionally unstable does a person have to be to think 1500 dead in a major war, one that removed a genocidal madman, and thereby freed around 30,000,000 people from abject terror, is such a bad thing?

I think liberals and other anti-war wackjobs need to collectively pull their heads from their asses and take a long breath of fresh air.