U.S. Dropped 23,144 Bombs on Muslim-Majority Countries in 2015

[alarabi]

Council of Foreign Relations resident skeptic Micah Zenko recently tallied up how many bombs the United States has dropped on other countries and the results are as depressing as one would think. Zenko figured that since Jan. 1, 2015, the U.S. has dropped around 23,144 bombs on Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, all countries that are majority Muslim.


The chart, provided by the generally pro-State Department think tank, puts in stark terms how much destruction the U.S. has leveled on other countries. Whether or not one thinks such bombing is justified, it's a blunt illustration of how much raw damage the United States inflicts on the Muslim world:

It does not appear to be working either. Despite the fact that the U.S. dropped 947 bombs in Afghanistan in 2015, a recent analysis in Foreign Policy magazine found that the Taliban control more territory in Afghanistan than at any point since 2001. The U.S. has entered its 16th year of war in Afghanistan despite several promises by the Obama administration to withdraw. In October of last year, President Obama reversed his position and decided to keep American troops in Afghanistan until the end of 2017.

The last four U.S. presidents have bombed Iraq, and that includes the current one since airstrikes were launched on Aug. 7, 2014. The war against ISIS was originally framed as a "limited," "humanitarian" intervention. Since then, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has insisted it will be a "30-year war" and the White House has spoken vaguely of a "long-term effort" in both Iraq and Syria.

Another red flag Zenko noted was the complete lack of civilian deaths being tallied as a result of those 23,144 bombs.

Remarkably, they also claim that alongside the 25,000 fighters killed, only 6 civilians have “likely” been killed in the seventeen-month air campaign. At the same time, officials admit that the size of the group has remained wholly unchanged. In 2014, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) estimated the size of the Islamic State to be between 20,000 and 31,000 fighters, while on Wednesday, Warren again repeated the 30,000 estimate. To summarize the anti-Islamic State bombing calculus: 30,000 – 25,000 = 30,000.

So after more than 20,000 bombs, the U.S. Defense Department only cops to the deaths of six civilians. This is a position largely accepted by the media, which rarely asks who is actually being extinguished by the airstrikes in Syria and Iraq.

In October, 30 civilians died after the U.S. bombed a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The incident is still being investigated, but it has already been revealed that many elements of the original story were either false or deliberately misleading

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[flamer84]

lol.....crying that US bombs terrorists.

 

[Serpentine]

Saudis have dropped much more bombs only on Yemen in 10 months, destroying many infrastructures, killing thousands. Are you really pretending to give a damn about this?

 

[alarabi]

Saudis have dropped much more bombs only on Yemen in 10 months, destroying many infrastructures, killing thousands. Are you really pretending to give a damn about this?

Ooh no I don't care, the only ones who care are surprisingly Iranians who hang up people on crane and bombing cars in streets!!
What's more, Iran is bombing every single car in Iraq, more than what USA has done in Iraq so far.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

I thought the US was doing nothing in Syria/Iraq and that was why ISIS thrives. If ISIS wasn't the target of those 22,000 bombs..then who was?

Maybe we should subtract that out of the total since it never happened.

 

[Serpentine]

Ooh no I don't care, the only ones who care are surprisingly Iranians who hang up people on crane and bombing cars in streets!!

But you posted this thread, not me.

What's more, Iran is bombing every single car in Iraq, more than what USA has done in Iraq so far.

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

lol.....crying that US bombs terrorists.

The US only pretends to bomb terrorists; before 2001 there were only 200 'terrorists' most of them in the UK; now there are more than 100,000 terrorists and around a million casualties, trillion of dollars worth of spending and hundred of billions of dollars in damage(70 billion alone in Pakistan).

But you posted this thread, not me.

Please dont turn this into a troll war.

 

[bozorgmehr]

Council of Foreign Relations resident skeptic Micah Zenko recently tallied up how many bombs the United States has dropped on other countries and the results are as depressing as one would think. Zenko figured that since Jan. 1, 2015, the U.S. has dropped around 23,144 bombs on Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, all countries that are majority Muslim.


The chart, provided by the generally pro-State Department think tank, puts in stark terms how much destruction the U.S. has leveled on other countries. Whether or not one thinks such bombing is justified, it's a blunt illustration of how much raw damage the United States inflicts on the Muslim world:

It does not appear to be working either. Despite the fact that the U.S. dropped 947 bombs in Afghanistan in 2015, a recent analysis in Foreign Policy magazine found that the Taliban control more territory in Afghanistan than at any point since 2001. The U.S. has entered its 16th year of war in Afghanistan despite several promises by the Obama administration to withdraw. In October of last year, President Obama reversed his position and decided to keep American troops in Afghanistan until the end of 2017.

The last four U.S. presidents have bombed Iraq, and that includes the current one since airstrikes were launched on Aug. 7, 2014. The war against ISIS was originally framed as a "limited," "humanitarian" intervention. Since then, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has insisted it will be a "30-year war" and the White House has spoken vaguely of a "long-term effort" in both Iraq and Syria.

Another red flag Zenko noted was the complete lack of civilian deaths being tallied as a result of those 23,144 bombs.

Remarkably, they also claim that alongside the 25,000 fighters killed, only 6 civilians have “likely” been killed in the seventeen-month air campaign. At the same time, officials admit that the size of the group has remained wholly unchanged. In 2014, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) estimated the size of the Islamic State to be between 20,000 and 31,000 fighters, while on Wednesday, Warren again repeated the 30,000 estimate. To summarize the anti-Islamic State bombing calculus: 30,000 – 25,000 = 30,000.

So after more than 20,000 bombs, the U.S. Defense Department only cops to the deaths of six civilians. This is a position largely accepted by the media, which rarely asks who is actually being extinguished by the airstrikes in Syria and Iraq.

In October, 30 civilians died after the U.S. bombed a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The incident is still being investigated, but it has already been revealed that many elements of the original story were either false or deliberately misleading

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Oh so! Then don't be a hypocrite and tally up the bombs you have dropped on the Muslim countries you have invaded. If Americans are bad, then you are worse than them. At least they are man enough not to pretend...

 

[ultron]

Who's going to clean up the bomb fragments?

 

[WaLeEdK2]

Funny those bombs aren't doing any good. Considering that more than half of them get dropped on civilians.

 

[Red Wolf]

Who's going to clean up the bomb fragments?

Cleanup is not a priority.

Vietnam is still waiting for US to cleanup Agent Orange, Pink, Green, Blue and White.

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

Council of Foreign Relations resident skeptic Micah Zenko recently tallied up how many bombs the United States has dropped on other countries and the results are as depressing as one would think. Zenko figured that since Jan. 1, 2015, the U.S. has dropped around 23,144 bombs on Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, all countries that are majority Muslim.


The chart, provided by the generally pro-State Department think tank, puts in stark terms how much destruction the U.S. has leveled on other countries. Whether or not one thinks such bombing is justified, it's a blunt illustration of how much raw damage the United States inflicts on the Muslim world:

It does not appear to be working either. Despite the fact that the U.S. dropped 947 bombs in Afghanistan in 2015, a recent analysis in Foreign Policy magazine found that the Taliban control more territory in Afghanistan than at any point since 2001. The U.S. has entered its 16th year of war in Afghanistan despite several promises by the Obama administration to withdraw. In October of last year, President Obama reversed his position and decided to keep American troops in Afghanistan until the end of 2017.

The last four U.S. presidents have bombed Iraq, and that includes the current one since airstrikes were launched on Aug. 7, 2014. The war against ISIS was originally framed as a "limited," "humanitarian" intervention. Since then, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has insisted it will be a "30-year war" and the White House has spoken vaguely of a "long-term effort" in both Iraq and Syria.

Another red flag Zenko noted was the complete lack of civilian deaths being tallied as a result of those 23,144 bombs.

Remarkably, they also claim that alongside the 25,000 fighters killed, only 6 civilians have “likely” been killed in the seventeen-month air campaign. At the same time, officials admit that the size of the group has remained wholly unchanged. In 2014, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) estimated the size of the Islamic State to be between 20,000 and 31,000 fighters, while on Wednesday, Warren again repeated the 30,000 estimate. To summarize the anti-Islamic State bombing calculus: 30,000 – 25,000 = 30,000.

So after more than 20,000 bombs, the U.S. Defense Department only cops to the deaths of six civilians. This is a position largely accepted by the media, which rarely asks who is actually being extinguished by the airstrikes in Syria and Iraq.

In October, 30 civilians died after the U.S. bombed a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The incident is still being investigated, but it has already been revealed that many elements of the original story were either false or deliberately misleading

ALTERNET

And the americans always blame Muslims for all their problems. The americans always blame the actions of a few dozen on 1.5+ billion Muslims worldwide. Insisting all Muslims apologize and "self analyze" why Muslims hate americans and are so violent. Should all americans apologize and self reflect on why the american military commits so much atrocities against Muslims? One rule for one. Another rule for others.

 

[Saho]

Like this is the main reason why the "War on Terror" is failing.

 

[James David]

And the americans always blame Muslims for all their problems. The americans always blame the actions of a few dozen on 1.5+ billion Muslims worldwide. Insisting all Muslims apologize and "self analyze" why Muslims hate americans and are so violent. Should all americans apologize and self reflect on why the american military commits so much atrocities against Muslims? One rule for one. Another rule for others.

Actually @PAKISTANFOREVER , majority of Americans here at home doesn't give a damn much more "HATE MUSLIMS" as you put it. Try come and living here and you will know. You see some people here in PDF thinks its cool and get the kicks if they bash the US of A. As I have said in many occasions, why is that that our embassies in many countries "INCLUDING YOURS" is flooding with visa applications of all sorts? Why would AMERICANS blame Muslims for our problems when the average American is living a lot better than most of the world? Lastly, stop listening to all that AMERICA IS EVIL crap it will screw your mind buddy..

lol.....crying that US bombs terrorists.

and when this animals come knocking at their door its "GOOD OLE' US OF A" they come running to to save 'em.

 

[Solomon2]

Like this is the main reason why the "War on Terror" is failing -

AH HA, so it's because BURT IS EVILLLL!!!!! (I should have known, the eyebrow is a dead giveaway.)