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Sparhawk · 12-08-2003, 02:38 PM

Here's some perspective right back at ya:

1972, Burundi
100,000-200,000 dead

1975-79, Cambodia
Approx 1-3 million killed

1965-6, 1972, 1999 East Timor
Approx. 500,000 killed in Indonesia, 500,000 arrested; 200-300,000 killed in East Timor

1994, Rwanda
Approx 500,000-1 million killed, 1.5-2 million refugees

1983 to present, Sudan
Approx 2 million killed, 4-5 million refugees

Present, Democratic Republic of the Congo
3.5 million+ dead over the last 4 and a half years, 30,000 deaths PER MONTH
500,000 to 600,000 internally displaced persons, with another 100,000 refugees

Info from The Campaign to End Genocide

Number of U.S. troops sent to the above countries: 0

12-08-2003, 02:38 PM	#39 (permalink)
Sparhawk Dubya Location: VA	Here's some perspective right back at ya: 1972, Burundi 100,000-200,000 dead 1975-79, Cambodia Approx 1-3 million killed 1965-6, 1972, 1999 East Timor Approx. 500,000 killed in Indonesia, 500,000 arrested; 200-300,000 killed in East Timor 1994, Rwanda Approx 500,000-1 million killed, 1.5-2 million refugees 1983 to present, Sudan Approx 2 million killed, 4-5 million refugees Present, Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.5 million+ dead over the last 4 and a half years, 30,000 deaths PER MONTH 500,000 to 600,000 internally displaced persons, with another 100,000 refugees Info from The Campaign to End Genocide Number of U.S. troops sent to the above countries: 0 __________________ "In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."