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Originally Posted by mytmouse57  A signifigant number of those sent to Veitnam were draftees too. And even then, our causilty rates were miniscule compared to the enemy. During the time we lost 50,000 -- they lost close to a million -- if memory serves me right.
Americans haven't had to face an enemy on anything resembling even terms since we fought the Germans in WWII. And even then, we enjoyed almost total air superiority -- as Hitler had committed nearly all his air power to the Russian front. | The difference in American casualty rates are very most likely more attributable to the advance in technology especially in terms of armor. That I know to be true; however, I am highly hesitant to make an assertion that Iraq is as bad (in terms of violent opposition to the US) or not as bad as it was in Vietnam, as I have not been in either war to know that!
However, the technology on the other side primarily remains the same. 1 million Iraqi deaths? "If you want to achieve peace of mind and happiness, then have faith; if you want to be a disciple of truth, then search" -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Economic Left/Right: -9.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.72
Last edited by Katczinsky; 08-21-2007 at 11:29 AM.
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