Comments on: The infographic army squad http://www.designingthenews.com/2007/12/17/the-infographic-army-squad/ Visual editing of headlines, stories, and newspapers Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:11:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dave http://www.designingthenews.com/2007/12/17/the-infographic-army-squad/#comment-29 Dave Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:14:13 +0000 http://www.designingthenews.com/2007/12/17/the-infographic-army-squad/#comment-29 Don't you think that if you have all these problems with gun crime, drink driving, education, etc, that you should put all the money spent on making war into making what you already have better? Yes I think Iraq needed help, but there is a point in time where help becomes hinderance. Maybe we should just let them get on with it now? Anyways, I wasn't saying anything with this image. I was just playing with statistics. Thanks for your comment, and I'm glad you liked the pic. :) Don’t you think that if you have all these problems with gun crime, drink driving, education, etc, that you should put all the money spent on making war into making what you already have better?

Yes I think Iraq needed help, but there is a point in time where help becomes hinderance. Maybe we should just let them get on with it now?

Anyways, I wasn’t saying anything with this image. I was just playing with statistics.

Thanks for your comment, and I’m glad you liked the pic. :)

]]> By: Brian Purkiss http://www.designingthenews.com/2007/12/17/the-infographic-army-squad/#comment-28 Brian Purkiss Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:10:16 +0000 http://www.designingthenews.com/2007/12/17/the-infographic-army-squad/#comment-28 Sure, we're spending a lot of money. And yes, a lot of people have died. I'm not dismissing that. However, do you realize how much good we're doing over there? In the scope of all wars, do you realize how low our casualty rate is? And finally, in the entire Iraqi war, we have had less than four thousand KIA. In 2006 alone, the US had 17,941 deaths and over 500,000 injuries due to drunk driving. In November (I think it was November...) last year the murder rate in Detroit was greater than the KIA count in Iraq. Just some food for thought. (like the graphics though. I wish I could do that...) Sure, we’re spending a lot of money.
And yes, a lot of people have died.
I’m not dismissing that.

However, do you realize how much good we’re doing over there?
In the scope of all wars, do you realize how low our casualty rate is?

And finally, in the entire Iraqi war, we have had less than four thousand KIA.
In 2006 alone, the US had 17,941 deaths and over 500,000 injuries due to drunk driving.
In November (I think it was November…) last year the murder rate in Detroit was greater than the KIA count in Iraq.

Just some food for thought.

(like the graphics though. I wish I could do that…)

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