Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[seabass]

>>>It seems genetic that conservatives have difficulty connecting the dots.<<<


Actaully they seem to have difficulty with a lot of aspects of adult life......like this modern republican who's clueless about 5th grade math. This is his letter to the editorial page of the local newspaper:


Construction more deadly than war

The Department of Defense reports 3,397 deaths from hostile action since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Federal Emergency Management Agency reports, for the same time period (2003-07), 1,324 deaths in the line of duty among firefighters and police officers in the 50 states. By comparison, 5,763 construction workers were killed on the job in 2005 alone (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

War is the failure of diplomacy, is inherently dangerous and death is a foreseeable consequence.

When conducted professionally, as our armed forces are today, the risk is minimized to a level comparable to other dangerous occupations. While the media thrive on reporting combat deaths, the reality is that U.S. forces in Iraq are the best trained, best equipped fighters in the world and are no more at risk than cops, firemen and constructions workers at home.

Miguel Verde

Sarasota

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071126/OPINION/711260492/-1/HELP0530


Why not go one step further and point to 40,000 annual traffic deaths which should prove that driving a Ford in Omaha is more dangerous than driving a Humvee in Baghdad.