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Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts) Fri Sep 11, 2020, 08:48 AM Sep 2020

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Let's put things into prespective [View all]

Americans killed in Bowling Green Massacre: 0
Americans killed in Trump's Caravan Attack: 0
Americans killed By Soup Cans: 0
Americans killed by Ebola: 2
Americans killed in Benghazi: 4
Americans killed in the Spanish American: 2,246
Americans killed in War of 1812: 2,260
Americans killed in 9/11/2001 Terrorist Attacks : 2996
Americans killed in American Revolution: 4,435
Americans killed in the Mexican War: 13,283
Americans killed in Korean War: 33,746
Americans killed in Vietnam War: 58,152
Confederate Soldiers Killed on the battle field during the Civil War: 94,000
Union Soldiers Killed on the battle field during the Civil War: 110,100
Americans killed in Europe WWI: 116,516
Americans killed by Japan WWII: 160,914
Americans killed by Trump in COVID pandemic: 196,345 <--- Today you are here
Americans killed by Axis in Europe WWII: 214,362

https://ehistory.osu.edu/exhibitions/cwsurgeon/cwsurgeon/statistics

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Let's put things into prespective [View all] Snake Plissken Sep 2020 OP

You mean perspective don't you? Solomon Sep 2020 #1

Yes Snake Plissken Sep 2020 #2

Thank you. May I use this? catbyte Sep 2020 #3

Chilling and sobering. Thank you, Snake Glorfindel Sep 2020 #4

The link shows "405,399 in World War II" kentuck Sep 2020 #5

The table is referring to battle deaths. The US suffered 114,000 non-battle deaths. PaulRevere08 Sep 2020 #6

The numbers were split by "theater". CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #8

Right. kentuck Sep 2020 #13

I noticed because my father-in law was in the Philippines, while his brother was in Germany. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #15

Yes. But by the end of this year, there coud be 400k covid deaths... thesquanderer Sep 2020 #17

You can count on the 400K. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #25

K&R n/t Kitchari Sep 2020 #7

Americans killed in Benghazi: 4 AllaN01Bear Sep 2020 #9

It's not just about soup cans. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #10

In fact... caraher Sep 2020 #12

"J-U-U-U-U-S-T a bit outside!" CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #14

Dodging was the first and last time Bush impressed me caraher Sep 2020 #21

I haven't seen that since that night's evening news. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #26

Another point of comparison caraher Sep 2020 #11

A great post malaise Sep 2020 #16

KNR niyad Sep 2020 #18

Yes, that puts things in perspective - thanks so much for posting this info. nt iluvtennis Sep 2020 #19

Correction: US Soldiers Killed on the battle field during the Civil War: 110,100 AllTooEasy Sep 2020 #20

Keeping this one! calimary Sep 2020 #22

Last time I looked, Japan was part of the Axis in WWII. malthaussen Sep 2020 #23

No, if it had been contained at the start Tommymac Sep 2020 #28

+1 treestar Sep 2020 #32

The Trump Virus LiberalLovinLug Sep 2020 #24

Titles wyocyoteee Sep 2020 #30

welcome to DU gopiscrap Sep 2020 #34

You left out the 5,000+ plus killed in Iraq & Afghanistan nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2020 #27

Unlike the others, the pandemic is an exponential progression Crash2Parties Sep 2020 #29

good points though I might take out the wars of yore treestar Sep 2020 #31

You are using some hyperbole. totodeinhere Sep 2020 #33