There were "only" 3000 killed on 9/11 - Why! That many will die in auto accidents...

[kentuck]

So, what's the big deal? Why did we go to war for such a small number of casualties? That many people will die in automobile accidents. Isn't this the same argument that the right-wingers make about the 3000 troops that have been killed in Iraq?

[bluerum]

1. Yes - there is also the "Thousands of Americans died on D-day in one day"

argument. We should be thankful about 3060 in three years.

[Davros]

2. This "pointless argument" appears in NJ editorials

Once in awhile some neocon will post something like this which is illogical. That's saying that 9-11 wasn't a big deal because everyone will eventually die anyway, only sooner. I hate this argument and I dare any warmonger to try and use it in public.

[treestar]

3. Right wing nuts use any argument they can think of

without thinking its consequences through.