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12-13-2005, 09:38 AM
... would you have done anything different?
Wezas
12-13-2005, 09:41 AM
Originally posted by Backlash
... would you have done anything different?

I would have thought twice about marrying a Political Science major.
CrystalTears
12-13-2005, 09:42 AM
Not sure what you mean, as in would I have voted the same or whatnot. In any case, no I wouldn't have done anything differently.
Wezas
12-13-2005, 09:45 AM
Originally posted by CrystalTears
Not sure what you mean, as in would I have voted the same or whatnot. In any case, no I wouldn't have done anything differently.

Perhaps picked something other then Mad Dog....
CrystalTears
12-13-2005, 10:00 AM
I really need to stop talking to you people in chat.
Back
12-13-2005, 02:34 PM
The war in numbers: From WMD to the victims
Published: 13 December 2005

$204.4billion The cost to the US of the war so far. The UK's bill up until March 2005 was £3.1 billion

2,339 Allied troops killed

98 UK troops killed

30,000 Estimated Iraqi civilian deaths

0 Number of WMDs found

8 per cent of Iraqi children suffering acute malnutrition

$35,819m World Bank estimated cost of reconstruction

53,470 Iraqi insurgents killed

67 per cent Iraqis who feel less secure because of occupation

$343 Average monthly salary for an Iraqi soldier.
Average monthly salary for an American soldier in Iraq: $4,160.75

66 journalists killed in Iraq.
Journalists killed during Vietnam war: 63

5 foreign civilians kidnapped per month

47 per cent Iraqis who never have enough electricity

20 casualties per month from unexploded mines

20 per cent Inflation rate 2005

25-40 per cent Estimated unemployment rate, Nov 2005

251 Foreigners kidnapped

70 per cent of Iraqi's whose sewage system rarely works

183,000 British and American troops are still in action in Iraq. There are 162,000 US troops and 8,000 British with 13,000 from other nations

90 Daily attacks by insurgents in Nov '05. In Jun '03: 8

82 per centIraqis who are "strongly opposed" to presence of coalition troops

15,955 US troops wounded in action
Wezas
12-13-2005, 02:43 PM
Wait, soldiers are making almost $50k/year?

Not bad.
Sean of the Thread
12-13-2005, 02:48 PM
Originally posted by Backlash
... would you have done anything different?

Oh now that I know what the thread is about.... no.
xtc
12-13-2005, 03:04 PM
Originally posted by Backlash
... would you have done anything different?

I am sure I would have done many things differently including buying Google stock at the IPO (I can't believe I was dumb enough to pass that one up)
Gan
12-13-2005, 07:43 PM
I
would
not
have
done
anything
different.
Soulpieced
12-13-2005, 08:34 PM
2 chicks at once. Is there really anything more?
DeV
12-13-2005, 08:35 PM
^ It's all downhill after that. The ride down isn't so bad considering where you just came from though.

[Edited on 12-14-2005 by DeV]
Daniel
12-13-2005, 10:15 PM
I'd have fucked alot more girls the first 3 years of high school.
Sean of the Thread
12-13-2005, 10:18 PM
Originally posted by Soulpieced
2 chicks at once. Is there really anything more?

Question is.. would you pay 1 million dollars for it?
AbnInfamy
12-13-2005, 10:58 PM
Some more numbers for you to go along with the sewage system:

Percentage of Iraqis that wipe their ass with their hands and rinse them off with nothing more than water: 90%
Sean of the Thread
12-13-2005, 11:02 PM
Originally posted by AbnInfamy
Some more numbers for you to go along with the sewage system:

Percentage of Iraqis that wipe their ass with their hands and rinse them off with nothing more than water: 90%

The other 10% had their hands cut off during torture sessions in Saddam's prisons.