PDQ:

To present a broader picture you should include the major causes of death like auto accidents.

Another thing that people do not understand is that thousands of Military people are killed every year in accident that have nothing to do with actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

For instance, from 1980 to 1989 the military averaged 2,123 deaths a year. Most from accidents (375 from hostile or terrorist activity). In 1991, 1,787 died on military duty. Of those 147 were KIA in the Gulf War.

In 2003 we suffered 1,410 military deaths, of which, 560 were a result of hostile action. In 2004 it was 1,887, of which 565 were a result of hostile action.

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