80% of torso deaths of soldiers in Iraq could have been prevented

[wryter2000]

Frankly, I'm scared of this forum, but I keep seeing inaccurate statements and subject lines about soldier deaths in Iraq that could have been prevented by the use of proper body armor.

It's 80% of deaths that resulted from torso wounds that could have been prevented, not 80% of all deaths.

You know how the other side loves to obscure things by muddying the water. They don't have to win a point to maintain their lies. All they have to do is implant doubt in the "minds" of their supporters. Any inaccuracy on our part will come back to haunt us.

80% of torso wound deaths is no doubt a huge number. We don't need to inflate it.

[LiberalFighter]

1. And... torso deaths??

Gee I thought when a person died they die not just a part of their body. I guess that means the rest of the soldier is still alive.

[wryter2000]

6. Not torso death

Deaths that resulted from torso wounds. Body armor would have done nothing for a soldier who had his/her head blown off.

I'm only interested in accuracy. I don't want them squirming away from this one on a technicality.

Ooops. Too late to edit. I see my error in the subject line. I did say "torso deaths."

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Of the 2100 +

deaths, how many can be qualified as "torso deaths". Do you have those statistics by any chance? This is a good point, wryter. We must guard against using the adversaries' tactics of exaggeration, hyperbole and over-simplification. SG

[wryter2000]

4. I don't have the figures, unfortunately

The Pentagon must have computed it for their secret study. I imagine it's a substantial number.

[slor]

3. Well, 100 % of the deaths could have been avoided if...

we had never allowed that idiot to steal the election. You are right however, though I do not think people here are deliberately fudging the numbers, they are probably not reading the entire article, or just missing the point. I was so pissed after just the beginning of the article, that I repeated it to my wife, without the "torso wound" limitation (I did correct that).

[wryter2000]

5. You're absolutely right

None of our soldiers should have ever gone there.

I don't mean to minimize the outrage. It's a crime, and the people responsible should be doing hard time.