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Dee, Ray and others: I do not have exact numbers but I think these are a close approximation: In the last 12 years we have probably lost less than 100 United States soldiers who were killed in combat situations. (Yes some have been killed in training exercises --- the majority of which are due to mechanical failure of planes and helicopter --- a risk taken anytime you train for defense of this country) On the other hand --- between embassy bombings, hijacked planes, and the World Trade Center attack there have been 5000 or more American citizens and United States residents killed in NON-combat situations. That puts the ratio of NON-combat to combat casualties at at least 100:1. That puts non-combat casualties at least 5000% higher than combat losses. I have been in combat as an artillery officer, not by choice, but I have been there. I can safely say there were 1000's of casualties caused by the "do good" peace activists at home. We would track the enemy down and have them in our sights. Suddenly we were told to halt our mission because of a new "policy" coming out of our beloved congress due to pressure from the "peace keepers". While we were waiting for new orders we would be attacked by the people we had just tracked down --- along with the resulting casualties. Look how many thousands of innocent Americans have died because the conservative approach was taken in Desert Storm to make the encounter "short and sweet" and keep casualties at a inimum ---- to appease the "peace keepers". In my opinion those deaths are on their shoulders. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dolores Buente" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 7:27 PM Subject: Iraq and Parkinson's research-an important connection These same thoughts were going through my mind just this morning even before I read this post. But, In addition to thinking of this situation in terms of dollars, I was thinking of it in terms of morality issues. Bush wants to invade Iraq. His motive is to oust Saddam and protect the lives of Americans. In doing this, no doubt, hundreds, maybe thousands of people will lose their lives (American and Iraqi citizens). Bush obviously feels this needs to be done in spite of the lives that will be lost. On the other hand, he shudders and weeps to think that cells in a petrii dish could possibly be harmed by manipulation of the nucleus in order to further science in its quest to save lives, pain and misery. What is it that George Bush wants to protect Americans for? So that we can spend our days in wheelchairs and ultimately confined to nursing homes? I am becoming more and more disgusted with the cloak of morality these politician wrap themselves in. That is all I will say on this issue today. I am saving for another day my comments on the two nation Parkinson's Foundations that cannot seem to set aside their differences (and possibly their positions of power) for the good of the people they serve. Dee ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn