These numbers of human deaths can be interpreted numerous ways. I see it to say that our gravest threats are AIDS, our inability to respond to extreme weather, and war. I could say much more about these deaths and how they relate, but I will let these figures speak for me for now. I'm hoping to incite debate; if not here, at least somewhere.
25,000,000 - people who have died of AIDS since 1981.
6,000,000* - Jews who died because of the Nazi regime.
618,000 - deaths caused by the American Civil War.
290,000 - deaths caused by the tsunami December, 2004.
50,000 - Iraqi deaths caused by America's war since 2003.
1,836** - deaths due to Hurricane Katrina.
2,752 - deaths caused by the attacks on September 11, 2001.
2,522 - deaths of US Soldiers in the Iraq War.
* - Many millions more people died during World War II.
** - There is an estimate of 1,800 people still deemed missing.
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