“In the South, we give fair warning before we crack a jaw.”
–Rep. Clay (for brains) Higgins (R-Lafayette), who once served as a (stateside) National Guard MP, on U.S. bombing of Iran.
So, Clay, how’s that jaw-cracking working out for us so far? A brief recap:
American casualties:
Vietnam (20 years): 58,220 killed, 153,303 wounded (total 211,454 casualties more than 90% of total Baton Rouge population and 1.12 times population of Shreveport.
Afghanistan (20 years): 2,325 killed, 20,093 wounded.
Iraq (8 years): 4,402 killed, 32,222 wounded.
Total in those three failed experiments in cracking jaws: 64,947 Americans killed, 205,618 wounded. Total casualties of 279,565 equates to 1.2 times the population of Baton Rouge.
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