Item: U.S. military deaths below 26-year average: Annual toll in Bush years down despite 4,000 fatalities in Iraq/WorldNetDaily

More Info: Even in 2005, the deadliest year of the Iraq campaign, U.S. troop fatalities around the world, including Afghanistan, were lower than the first nine years of the study – when the Cold War was still raging in a time of relative peace. In 2005, a total of 1,942 U.S. military personnel were killed in all causes, including accidents, hostile action, homicides, illnesses, suicides, etc. That compares to 2,392 in 1980, the last year of President Jimmy Carter's administration.

Question: Are you surprised by these statistics?

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