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February 24, 2007
INTERESTING STATISTIC
Regardless of where you stand on the issue of the U.S. involvement in Iraq , here's a sobering statistic:
There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2,112 deaths. That gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 persons for the same period.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. Capital than you are in Iraq .
Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington
There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre of operations during the last 22 months, and a total of 2,112 deaths. That gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 soldiers.
The firearm death rate in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per 100,000 persons for the same period.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in the U.S. Capital than you are in Iraq .
Conclusion: The U.S. should pull out of Washington
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Political | By Cube Dweller | 11:25 PM
Comments
In case anyone is wondering why this statistic is so unbelievable its because the death rate for Iraq is 60 per MONTH and the death rate for Washington D.C. is 80 per YEAR.
That whole time frame thing is kind of important.
Posted by: Bob Dobbs at March 1, 2007 8:14 PM
Then you have to consider that the population of DC is much higher than 166,000, which really sinks the whole probability equation.
Posted by: Sam I am at April 6, 2007 8:08 PM
