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NotHardly

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17. At this rate by November a total 1/4 million Americans will be dead if it only continues apace

Mon Apr 27, 2020, 08:08 PM

Apr 2020

... however, if it keeps going exponentially, that number will be closer to 1 million Americans dead while the Trump Administration, all his agency heads, and all the agencies DO NOTHING while they continue to steal equipment and protective gear from the states.

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What do the 58K Americans dead in the Vietnam War have in common with the 58K dead from COVID-19? [View all] ehrnst Apr 2020 OP

Afraid of one and turned his back on the other donkeypoofed Apr 2020 #1

58,000 plus dead in 2 months versus 10 plus years.... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2020 #2

Exactly what I was going to point out SCantiGOP Apr 2020 #8

GREAT MINDS think alike. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2020 #10

At this rate by November a total 1/4 million Americans will be dead if it only continues apace NotHardly Apr 2020 #17

The earliest date on the Wall is October 21, 1957 dflprincess Apr 2020 #28

K & R...for truth...nt Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #3

Perfect tiptonic Apr 2020 #7

+1000000 K&R crickets Apr 2020 #4

Some of the Covid 19 victims probably LakeVermilion Apr 2020 #5

A lot of them from the same generation nitpicker Apr 2020 #6

Yes, far too many Vets. FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #19

and the expected trolls are mysteriously absent here DBoon Apr 2020 #32

Let's not forget the Korean War vets (and the WWII ones) nitpicker Apr 2020 #9

The Korean War total has been surpast already - 54,209 in three years. sarge43 Apr 2020 #13

AND they had to cancel the Korean War Veterans Association 70th anniversary activities nitpicker Apr 2020 #27

History shows Vietnam didn't have to happen....at all ashredux Apr 2020 #11

Just looked back over Daniel Ellsberg's Pentagon Papers... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #21

I was in the Army, 101st/70-73. Got lucky stayed in country ashredux Apr 2020 #23

That IS lucky. I was I-A, then, that terrible night of the lottery, half the kids were unlucky... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #24

Wow! That night everyone got drunk...either happy as hell or depressed as hell ashredux Apr 2020 #26

True, but we were miserable for those around us who drew low, death sentence numbers. FailureToCommunicate Apr 2020 #29

It was life changing in many ways..... ashredux Apr 2020 #30

Right on point! nt iluvtennis Apr 2020 #12

That is as right as it gets JDC Apr 2020 #14

That's gotta hurt bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #15

Pow! Slam! Bang! Pepsidog Apr 2020 #16

It's not just the orange one that turned a back on the causalities, Hotler Apr 2020 #18

What they have in common is that most of them have died without family at their sides, majdrfrtim Apr 2020 #20

Oh it burns..... flying_wahini Apr 2020 #22

How do you say OUCH in Vietnamese! sandensea Apr 2020 #25

President Johnson declined to run for reelection IronLionZion Apr 2020 #31

He never regretted Vietnam former9thward Apr 2020 #33

Humphrey was his VP so it's not like he would endorse Nixon IronLionZion Apr 2020 #34

Not to belabor this but by the time of the November, 1972 election the war was effectively over. former9thward Apr 2020 #35

Yep, that very thing led to Nixon falling in the polls, along with him refusing to participate ehrnst Apr 2020 #40

He understood he could not win, that the war was unpopular, & he could not make peace while running ehrnst Apr 2020 #38

He made mistakes, yes - but achieved civil rights and health care for those who had none ehrnst Apr 2020 #36

He's directly responsible for my existence in this world IronLionZion Apr 2020 #37

I agree. I don't think Bobby Kennedy would have won, either. ehrnst Apr 2020 #39