# America does more damage than Iraq... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 23, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579 "2003-03-23T18:21:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sinful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Sinful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinful)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/1 "2003-03-23T18:21:26Z")
American patriot missle shoots down RAF tornado jet (thanks lads, not like we value our planes or anything…) America soldier protests violence by throwing grenade into tent and killing one of his supposed comades (well done. Protest violence with murder. GOOD THINKING!) So far america has killed more allied soldiers than Iraq. If your going to do a war, DO IT \*\*\*\*ING PROPERLY. And how dare america uphold the geneva convention rules by taking POWs and covering thier faces, and treating thier wounds. They should do like Iraq and execute them, or force them into television interviews with visible bruising and wounds. Oops, theres some sarcasm there. See if you can spot it. ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/2 "2003-03-23T18:28:50Z")
They really should have checked with you before starting all this. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/3 "2003-03-23T23:40:55Z")
Yeah, it’s so rude that we’re fighting a war so well that we barely take any casualties from the enemy. We should be fighting totally incompetantly, taking thousands of casualties from enemy fire, so that these friendly fire incidents seem minor. ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/4 "2003-03-24T00:50:56Z")
I don’t know. Since the war has begun, we’ve lost four helicopters to accidents, (one in afghanistan) and a jet. I can understand that, with the war comes increased air time, therefore increased likelihood for mistakes, but jeez. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/5 "2003-03-24T01:12:09Z")
> [@](#): > > So far america has killed more allied soldiers than Iraq. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![raisinbread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@raisinbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raisinbread)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/6 "2003-03-24T01:31:49Z")
HE DOESNT NEED A CITE!!! WAR IS BAD!!! DRINK PEPSI!!! ---
**Author:** ![xcheopis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xcheopis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xcheopis)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/7 "2003-03-24T02:17:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by raisinbread \* > \*\*DRINK PEPSI!!! \*\* I think you should lay off the sugar and caffeine. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/8 "2003-03-24T02:25:11Z")
Then… DRINK DIET PEPSI!!! Oh, wait, that still has caffeine… ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/9 "2003-03-24T02:30:38Z")
[ul] **Caffeine free diet** **COKE** [/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/10 "2003-03-24T03:50:34Z")
I prefer water. Drink of the Gods, I say! ---
**Author:** ![TeleTronOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4af34b/32.png) [@TeleTronOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeleTronOne)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/11 "2003-03-24T03:54:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Soup\_du\_jour \* > \*\*I prefer water. Drink of the Gods, I say! \*\* No, that’s diet caffeine-free Ambrosia™. ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/12 "2003-03-24T04:11:24Z")
But that stuff taste nasty. ---
**Author:** ![Doc\_Nickel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@Doc\_Nickel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doc_Nickel)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/13 "2003-03-24T04:17:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kniz \* > \*\*[ul] **Caffeine free diet** **COKE** [/ul] \*\* -Why? No sugar? No caffeine? Why bother? I’m not getting my recommended daily allowance of caramel coloring? ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Montana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tony\_Montana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Montana)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/14 "2003-03-24T04:43:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kniz \* > \*\*[ul] **Caffeine free diet** **COKE** [/ul] \*\* Kinda like drinking near-beer… I can see the ads: “near-beer, if you _really_ like to pee” Or “near-beer, all the pissing with none of the buzz” ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-does-more-damage-than-iraq/163579/15 "2003-03-24T04:59:12Z")
IIRC, except for the single scud which hit an American barracks in the last Gulf War and killed about 50 (does anyone remember if that is about the right number), that war would have been the same. More American casualties from friendly fire than enemy fire is becoming the norm.