a thought to ponder....
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:10 am
....from a Progressive website here in PA:
On the day that LeBron James announced he was going to Miami, and the media and a couple of hundred million Americans sat in anticipation of the “Decision”, three British and two American soldiers and two UN workers were killed. American deaths in Afghanistan since the war began now total 1,171; about 6,700 have been wounded.
On the day that LeBron James announced he was going to Miami, and the media and a couple of hundred million Americans sat in anticipation of the “Decision”, at least 60 civilians died from bombs in Iraq; about 360 were wounded. Since the beginning of the American-led invasion of Iraq, 4,412 American soldiers have died; almost 32,000 have been wounded, according to Defense Department records. Civilian casualties are estimated at 110,000, according to the Associated Press. Other reliable sources place the totals well over a half-million civilian deaths from hostile action.
On the day of the “Decision”, if you added up the yearly salaries of only the American soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the wars began, they would not equal the money that LeBron James makes in just one year. And, that, more than anything else, says a lot about America.
On the day that LeBron James announced he was going to Miami, and the media and a couple of hundred million Americans sat in anticipation of the “Decision”, three British and two American soldiers and two UN workers were killed. American deaths in Afghanistan since the war began now total 1,171; about 6,700 have been wounded.
On the day that LeBron James announced he was going to Miami, and the media and a couple of hundred million Americans sat in anticipation of the “Decision”, at least 60 civilians died from bombs in Iraq; about 360 were wounded. Since the beginning of the American-led invasion of Iraq, 4,412 American soldiers have died; almost 32,000 have been wounded, according to Defense Department records. Civilian casualties are estimated at 110,000, according to the Associated Press. Other reliable sources place the totals well over a half-million civilian deaths from hostile action.
On the day of the “Decision”, if you added up the yearly salaries of only the American soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan since the wars began, they would not equal the money that LeBron James makes in just one year. And, that, more than anything else, says a lot about America.