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7. to put it in perspective, the united state lost a cumulative 1.3 million soldiers

Tue May 26, 2020, 04:05 PM

May 2020

since the revolution.

So, if we were to reach 1.3 M, we would top the cumulative number of war deads since the founding of this country.

on edit: added the exact number and the reference.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_military_casualties_of_war

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Will will probably lose over 200,000 Americans [View all] edhopper May 2020 OP

Sure appears we are headed for that Wellstone ruled May 2020 #1

I'm betting hurple May 2020 #3

Trump and his admin are hoping for 2.2 million. Jamastiene May 2020 #4

In all seriousness, does it even matter any longer? Moostache May 2020 #5

Add one more thing to your list - he's a serial killer too FakeNoose May 2020 #10

. . by the end of June n/t Strelnikov_ May 2020 #6

Reminds me of the Aztec dynasties Eyeball_Kid May 2020 #8

285 airplane crashes LastDemocratInSC May 2020 #9

So? They were all gonna die sometime anyway. Blecht May 2020 #11

200,000 by Election Day, easy NickB79 May 2020 #12

Election day? I'd say Labor Day at the rate we're going. Initech May 2020 #14

My gut feeling is 500,000 to 1,000,000. roamer65 May 2020 #15