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How many Americans?

Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by Ed Edwards, Nov 15, 2006.

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  1. Nobody can really tell

    12 vote(s)
    60.0%
  2. on the same order as 3

    6 vote(s)
    30.0%
  3. on the same order as 30

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  4. on the same order as 300

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  5. on the same order as 3,000

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  6. on the same order as 30,000

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  7. on the same order as 300,000

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  8. on the same order as 3 million

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  9. on the same order as 30 million

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  10. 100 million or more

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  1. Ed Edwards

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    How many American & allied lives have been saved due to the
    War on Terror's occupation of Iraq? Include only up to Nov 2006
    (*first 3½-years)
     
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  2. LeBuick

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    What happened to 175,000? :laugh:
     
  3. The Galatian

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    I know how many were lost because Bush invaded Iraq.

    According to his own people invading increased the risk. So even by Bush standards, it saved no one. But it killed about 3000 Americans.

    And counting.
     
  4. Ed Edwards

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    I put the closest answer among the ten answers I could
    use (and no more).
     
  5. Baptist in Richmond

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    Don't forget: Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11, and didn't have any WMD.....

    Regards Ed - hope all is well out in OK [headed there in December on business]

    BiR
     
  6. poncho

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    Have any American & allied lives been saved due to the occupation of Iraq (see BiR's above post) and if so can you explain how this fact was arrived at?
     
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  7. Ed Edwards

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    Here Poncho, is something that I wrote in another topic
    about things said in that topic:

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    Jack Matthews: //Even our own intelligence agencies found absolutely
    no evidence that terrorist attacks would be launched from Iraq
    against the US or US interests in the middle east.//

    1. If you know you can't tell.
    2. If you tell you can't know.

    My guess is that many terrorists went to Iraq (or were already there)
    instead of going to other countries. But they went to Iraq because
    the USofA and allies were there.

    Terrorist actions launched into Iraq were NOT launched against
    the US & it's allies.

    Jack Matthews: //An American style democracy that will be toppled
    the moment US troops leave the country, whether that happens
    in six months or six years?//

    I guess you missed my definition of VICTORY in Iraq is
    occupancy over SIXTY years???
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    I'm sure some people will have problems conceiving
    of how to count things that didn't happen.

    Again:

    1. If you know you can't tell.
    2. If you tell you can't know.

    So all respondants will be guessing, except those folks
    to 'literal' to hazard a guess (that they might feel guilty
    about if it proves up wrong, but nobody can ever
    prove them right or wrong)???
     
  8. Daisy

    Daisy New Member

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    The numbers go in the wrong direction - you have none in the minuses.
     
  9. Ed Edwards

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    Again:

    Using BB software one is only allowed ten choices.

    Anyway, in this context negative answers make no sense
    just as negative exponents would make no sense just as
    transfinite numbers would make no sense.
     
  10. Ed Edwards

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    Baptist in Richmond: //Don't forget: Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11, and didn't have any WMD.....//

    Actually your opinon isn't very well backed by facts.

    Here are some facts:

    1. There has not been any convincing arguments that
    any Iraqi had something to do with 9/11.
    (However, the Iraqi connection is more believable than
    the USGovernment doing 9/11 for 'show')

    2. When Iraq was invaded almost a month after
    they were told the US & Allies would invade Iraq,
    there were no usable WMDs found. WMDs were
    found, evidence of the existance of
    WMDs were found, evidence of the use of WMDs
    were found. The Iraqi leadership was smart enough to
    get rid of the working WMDs (some of which may even be
    in Syria yet?).

    Baptist in Richmond: //Regards Ed - hope all is well out in OK [headed there in December on business]//

    Hope you arrive on a good day. Remember the words of
    our state song:

    Oklahoma - when the wind comes sweeping DOWN THE PLANES.
    (yes, sentence verified for spelling correctness ;) )
     
  11. Terry_Herrington

    Terry_Herrington New Member

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    I was thinking the same thing. Then I realized that the spin for those who support this supposed "War on Terror" that Bush and the neocons have used to hood-wink many in the religious-right, know no bounds.
     
  12. Terry_Herrington

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    There is nothing wrong with negative exponents, it simply means a fractional number. For example:

    3^2 power = 9

    and

    3^-2 power = 1/9
     
  13. Ed Edwards

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    Here is an example of the Democratic hoodwink:

    President Johnson's War on Drugs

    That is Lyndon Johnson, 37th President
    NOT Andrew Johnson, 17th President.
     
  14. Terry_Herrington

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    I'm not much of a fan for any of these generic types of wars; I think they are so poorly defined, it makes them unwinnable.
     
  15. Daisy

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    Why would sending their best weapons to Syria (not altogether friendly towards Iraq, and extremely unlikely ever to give them back nicely) be smarter than actually using them against the invaders?
     
  16. carpro

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    I believe just as pertinent question would be how many more Americans will have to die right here in the States before liberal appeasers wakeup?
     
  17. Daisy

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    You're mistaken - the liberals have not been appeasers in the Neville sense, although they do favor diplomacy and negotiation backed by force over the "Hulk crush" philosophy.
     
  18. carpro

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    Quote:
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    I believe just as pertinent question would be how many more Americans will have to die right here in the States before liberal appeasers wakeup?


    The question stands...unanswered and unaddressed.
     
  19. saturneptune

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    You are way off base. Capro's signature is exactly right. Someone will have to die here before liberals wake up. The conservative philosophy is the only answer. That has absouletly nothing to do with the fact that the republicans got what that deserved at the polls. They lost because they failed to lead and almost became liberal. That does not change the original premise that liberalism is bad news for this country.
     
  20. tragic_pizza

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    :applause:
     
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