Known for his sharp rhetoric opposing the War in Iraq during his brief run for President, the Reverend Al Sharpton has now come around to giving the War effort his full support.
“While blacks make up over 20% of the US Military, they comprise less than 12% of the casualties,” said Sharpton, “If there’s a downside to this, I’m just not seein’ it.”
“Heh. Crackas be droppin’ like flies!”
Former Ku Klux Klansman and current West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd also voiced tentative approval of the war upon reviewing the statistics.
“Although it pains me some to see good White men dying for Bush’s illegal war for oil,” observed Byrd, “I comfort myself with the notion that the ones doing the dying had voluteered to serve in a mixed-race Service. Me, I’d rather die a thousand times than fight under Old Glory with a Negro by my side.”
“It’s God’s justice”, he concluded.
President George W. Bush – speaking at a press conference earlier today – expressed disappointment at the news, but hoped that a solution could be found.
“It seems that “Operation Get Behind the Darkies” has been a miserable failure,” said Bush. “I’ll be meeting with the Joint Chiefs later this week to discuss ways of increasing minority casualties. I don’t want the US Armed Forces to be accused of violating Affirmative Actions laws by allowing African-Americans to be under-represented in this vital category.”
[Hat tip to Mean Mr. Mustard for the link to the stats]
“While blacks make up over 20% of the US Military, they comprise less than 12% of the casualties,” said Sharpton, “If there’s a downside to this, I’m just not seein’ it.”
Wow, so Michael Moore was completely full of shit about blacks and minorities being the highest casualties in Iraq? Whoulda thought?
Oh my goodness!! I haven’t laughed that had in a long time!! Harvey, you are toooooo funny!
“Heh. Crackas be droppin’ like flies!”
Shoot! Dat’s funny!
IIRC:
Black men:
13% of total population
15% of total army (why they say it is racist)
however, they make up:
11% of fighting positions
20% of rear echelon
So yes, black people and other minorities do join the army in greater numbers, but they overwhelmingly enter support positions not infantry. So no, they are not in more danger, nor do they “do our fighting for us” All that crap is just manipulating the numbers by the anti-military (or anti white, or whatever)
This has been known for quite awhile, but you’ll never hear the MSM or black leaders acknowledge it. I can’t even convince my LLL friends, they say I’m lying.
Whoops I just read that is the same thing your link says. 🙂
“I’ll be meeting with the Joint Chiefs later this week to discuss ways of increasing minority casualties. I don’t want the US Armed Forces to be accused of violating Affirmative Actions laws by allowing African-Americans to be under-represented in this vital category.”
That’s deep…