I would like to see The Star — and all other media for that matter — also list the violent death rate in some of our major U.S. cities when reporting the loss of our men and women in Iraq. I think we would see that our warriors are safer in Baghdad than in, say, Detroit, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Los Angeles and yes, our nation’s capital. The loss of our soldiers is never a good thing, but these comparisons may give some perspective to the anti-war harpies.
My son is a U.S. Marine and will deploy to Iraq soon. I will sleep better at night knowing he is on patrol there and not walking the streets of some of our finer American cities.
— Doug Wilton, Oxnard
Irag was once a beautiful country, controlled by a dictator. It is now totally destructed by another dictator, Bush. How would you like to live there and raise children there. Our soldiers have destroyed this country, and murdered many people. Lots more than you spoke of. In the name of Bush. No reason for this horrible mess we have made!!!!except, Bush's Oil. And to get Saddams head for his daddie.This is what our troops are putting their lives in danger for. There is no justification!
Irag was once a beautiful country, controlled by a dictator. It is now totally destructed by another dictator, Bush. How would you like to live there and raise children there. Our soldiers have destroyed this country, and murdered many people. Lots more than you spoke of. In the name of Bush. No reason for this horrible mess we have made!!!!except, Bush's Oil. And to get Saddams head for his daddie.This is what our troops are putting their lives in danger for. There is no justification!
Can you say hyperbole?
What , pray tell does your rant on Pres. Bush have to do with the death rate in American cities, Yvonne?
I happen to agree with Mr. Wilton. Further more, I might add that Kalifornias death rate is 24% higher than the rest of the country.
I thought all those gun laws were supposed to protect us.
Yes, Joe, the death rate in our cities is high...too high.
Maybe we should refocus our efforts on fighting "Domestic Terrorism", euphomistically called 'Gang Violence'. How can we project our superiority to the rest of the world, when we can't even take care of our own people, and keep them from dying?
And, how can you justify the billions we are wasting in Iraq, when we don't provide enough money for education, health care, border security, crime fighting, etc.
The Sectarian Regressives keep saying: "Fight them there, or they'll come here."
What a laugh. Where are they?
The Fort Dix 'threat' was a joke, and the JFK plot was an impossibility.
The Bush/Cheney Regime has their heads so far up their backside, they couldn't see daylight if they were standing on the Sun.
I feel for Doug's son. I hope he survives.
My son is a U.S. Marine and will deploy to Iraq soon. I will sleep better at night knowing he is on patrol there and not walking the streets of some of our finer American cities.
You stupid fool.......you must hate your son.... wanting him to die in Bush war of lies so oil company's can control the world !
We must ban oil use and use NUCLEAR Energy when possible
You will sleep better because you are a LOSER !!
Mr. Wilton: I just came across your letter. Here are the statistics:
In the 1,564 days since Bush invaded Iraq on March 19, 2003, we have lost 3,586 of our finest young men and women. With a U.S. troop population of roughly 133,000, this amounts to a death rate of approximately 630 per 100,000 people per year.
New Orleans has the highest homicide rate of any U.S. city: 57 per 100,000 per year. In New York city, it's 7.4, and in L.A. it's 13.4.
We pray for your son's safety and hope that we will be able to return home soon, but we mustn't be misled by false notions (often foisted by this administration) regarding how safe are the streets of Baghdad. We must end this illegal, senseless and tragic occupation.