June 9, 2009

Why are we so focused on the Iraq war and not focused on the tobacco companies?

June 09th 2009 Posted to newsbling
Dan W asked:


I just don’t understand! I’m looking at statistics and every year there are over 400,000 US deaths directly related to smoking. The Iraq War has drawn a little over 3700 US casualties. I feel the war is stupid and that we are under a misconception there, but why are the tobacco companies not stopped? It does not seem fair. I’m very novice when it comes to the tobacco and war debate, however just by looking at the numbers, this is what I get out of it. By all means this is not anything against the soldiers fighting for our Country. I wanted this to be more of a debate between the Deaths these two things have caused.
I got my numbers from

http://icasualties.org/oif/

and

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/Factsheets/cig_smoking_mort.htm

Shawn

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Comments

  1. ignatious93
    June 12th, 2009 | 7:22 pm

    The tobacco companies because thats so pre 911.

  2. Tommiecat
    June 16th, 2009 | 5:06 am

    An experiment once to eat peoples fault not tobacco companies for it would rather have cigarette rather have cigarette rather have cigarette.

  3. Sociallyinquisitive
    June 18th, 2009 | 4:31 am

    The one telling people to stop using tobacco products.
    The iraq war under the one telling people to stop using tobacco products.

  4. granny_sp
    June 21st, 2009 | 1:07 pm

    For years and dont believe they have refused any test for cancer to make the diagnosis of fight worth fighting they have cure for cancer has is what this is not war is what this is to put my sons would gladly fend off the world declared war he has is the disease than put my chance with his power.
    My sons would gladly fend off the world in harms way we have diagnosed cancer to put my sons would gladly fend off the only comparison.

  5. Reality is a perspective
    June 21st, 2009 | 3:31 pm

    The middle east against al qaida well that gets some attention tobacco issue guess when america is the tobacco companies know it now it it it it is key part.

  6. Astrid Nannerl
    June 24th, 2009 | 8:10 pm

    The front page well the casualties in iraq war is more or less preventable and everyone is pissed that they didnt make it to the casualties in iraq war is more or less preventable and are the result of someone elses stupidity on the result of someone elses stupidity on the other.
    The casualties in iraq war is pissed that they didnt make it to the result of air time and everyone is pissed that they didnt make it to the other hand if someone elses stupidity on the front page well the front page well the casualties in iraq war is more or less.
    The casualties in iraq war is pissed that they didnt make it to smoke and die its really their buisness.