Since the liberal media is now making soldier suicide their latest talking point against the war, it's only fair that we take a look at the real picture.
Last week the mainstream media reported that:
"US Army soldiers are committing suicide at the highest rates in 26 years, as last year 99 active troops committed suicide."To liberals, this was another reason America should declare defeat in Iraq.
But, lets take a closer look at the numbers:
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From page 11 of the CRS Report to Congress (pdf)
-Hat Tip BG
If you look at the numbers you see that the total official number of suicides in the military last year was 155. If you look further you see that there are less suicides in the military today than during the Clinton years!
What do you suppose drove our soldiers to commit suicide while the Clintons were in office?
And, how will the media explain this?
And... US soldiers are also less likely to commit suicide than the general population.
Poynter Online reported:
The 17/100,000 rate is right on track with what the rate is for all males in the United States...Flopping Aces has more on these suicide numbers.
When you consider that most serving in Iraq are young, you might find that the suicide rate among those serving in Iraq could be even less than their peers in the general population. The suicide rate for 20 to 24-year-old males in the United States is 20/100,000 [pdf].
Jim
ReplyDeleteYou do know what happens every time you put up a post that has the Following Elements:
1. Clinton
2. Bush
3. Graph that shows Clinton vs. Bush
Good job on providing the facts GP!
I'm not holding my breath on waiting for a correction from the msm..
To be fair, the article says "rates", not total suicides. The size of the military has been reduced since then, maybe their numbers are valid.
ReplyDeleteThanks Chris... It's the price you pay for cleansing the MSM.
ReplyDeleteJimmy- I noticed also that the MSM said it was Army suicides. I didn't look into this further but am thinking that they may have taken the "Army total" from the "military total" for their talking point since the total last year was 155 which is way below the Clinton year averages.
I think the Military Suicides during the Clinton years were commited by White Males who became victims of Affirmative Action, racial and gender Quotas. Many Excellent White Male officers, who out performed other non white Officers, found themselves unpromotable due to the fact they were White, heterosexual and Male. Consequently many lives were ruined and once dismissed from the military they would encounter the same situation in the civilian world.
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