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Originally Posted by Rochard
We surely aren't in a world war. During WW2 over sixty million people died. In both Afghanistan and Iraq combined since 2001, we've lost 6,878 men. ( iCasualties: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Casualties) We currently have 10k in Afghanistan and 4k in Iraq, but these are mostly for security. While 10k US troops in Afghanistan sounds like a huge number, keep in mind the US has 28k troops in South Korea, and 53k in Germany. (And oddly enough, 8k in Italy!)
We technically aren't even fighting any where. Yeah, we have troops in Afghanistan but they are mostly defensive, Iraq seems to be quiet, and we are bombing ISIS on a daily basis, but that's you couldn't call any of this a "war". |
you're a fool. Nowadays drones and satellites is why the number of soldiers in ground war is low compared to the 2nd world war. The scope of this "non-war" is fucking huge and it is constantly ongoing since the invasion in iraq in 2003. Its now 2016 - 13 years later - and the islam extremists from the destructed middle east have never been more active in the western world as right now. But you don't think this is a war.
Tell that to the families of the killed soldiers AND civilians over these 13 years. Don't think they will agree with you. I don't think anyone with half a brain will agree with you.