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sarge43

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7. Yup. All that's left is the Civil War: 655,000

Reply to Botany (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 10:02 AM

Sep 2020

I include non direct combat deaths: Usually Murphy's Law in effect, routine FUs, pushing equipment and men beyond their limits, disease, the non Purple Heart hits. Dead is dead.

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The US coronavirus death toll is projected to reach 410,000 in the next four months [View all] Botany Sep 2020 OP

Those maskless Trumpsters won't be missed. CaptYossarian Sep 2020 #1

And there won't be anyone at their funerals either, since we can't gather in large groups. Initech Sep 2020 #13

trumps/GOP math, its 6 more dead from COVID for a total of 97 since it began right? beachbumbob Sep 2020 #2

Total US military deaths World War II: 405,399 and that took nearly four years sarge43 Sep 2020 #3

Good God you are right Botany Sep 2020 #6

Yup. All that's left is the Civil War: 655,000 sarge43 Sep 2020 #7

I think if you include Cholera deaths in the Civil war the # jumps way up Botany Sep 2020 #11

The disease casuality rate, Civil War, was 71.4% per 1,000. sarge43 Sep 2020 #15

That's equal to the number of US military deaths in WW2 LastDemocratInSC Sep 2020 #4

GOP is going for herd immunity IronLionZion Sep 2020 #5

Correct. EarthFirst Sep 2020 #9

You're right. It all started with TX Lt Gov. calling for senior citizens to sacrifice themselves NoRoadUntravelled Sep 2020 #16

There were experts/models cited back in June that predicted 200,000 by the end of September BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #8

We are at 191,114 deaths today IronLionZion Sep 2020 #14

And those school openings are really generated spikes BumRushDaShow Sep 2020 #17

South Carolina is now doing "its part." Botany Sep 2020 #18

They always promised the South will rise again IronLionZion Sep 2020 #19

That's over 1,800 deaths per day. patphil Sep 2020 #10

To trump, these are losers and suckers.... getagrip_already Sep 2020 #12