Small Towns Absorb the Toll of War

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Small towns across the country are struggling through losses because of the Iraq war.

A new report from the Associated Press shows that nearly half of all servicemen and women killed in Iraq came from communities with fewer than 25,000 people.

One out of every five troops killed came from hometowns of less than 5,000.

Many of these small communities are also poor. The report shows that nearly three quarters of those killed in Iraq came from towns where per capita income is below the national average.

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1. Thomas Schaller claims the South does not have higher volunteering for the military

He claims that is a fallacy. He notes that the South has a higher proportion of military bases: that is why the military is popular in the South. Money coming in

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2. Until Iowa farm boys stop doing the bidding of Washington DC crooks

nothing is gonna change in this country.