If you're reading these exact words on Daily Kos, then congratulations, you're probably more informed than most of society on current events. You're part of an exclusive club. Only one in four Americans can proudly say they belong to it. The prerequisites, though, aren't very difficult to maintain. The only requirement? Knowing how many of your fellow countrymen have died in a five year old war.
That was a question in a survey of 1,508 adults between February 20-24 conducted by the Pew Research Center:
Since the start of military action in Iraq, about how many U.S. military personnel have been killed? To the best of your knowledge, have there been around:
A. 2,000 deaths
B. 3,000 deaths
C. 4,000 deaths
D. 5,000 deaths
In a month or so, the number will reach 4000 Americans killed. Of course, only 28% of Americans know that.
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