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Should suicide be counted?


akaginajuddFeb 8, 6:40pm
As of this moment the Pentagon reports to CNN that there have been 3,953 Americans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. THAT is a lie, and the Pentagon knows it. The true number is approximately more than 15,000. In 2005 researchers were able to confirm that an additional 6,256 active duty veterans had committed suicide; most after returning home from Iraq. CNN reported that the official number in 2005 was 3865. Well, add the suicides with the friendly fire and roadside bomb deaths and you have 10,121 as the official number. Now average 2006 and 2007 and you will see we have nearly 20,000 killed.

Should the Pentagon count active duty veterans suicides when they report the numbers who have died in the war on terror?

csnyFeb 8, 7:52pm
i think under certain circumstances they do(not sure you ever going to get an official suicide tally)


Should suicide be counted?

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