Izindleko Zempi Kusukela ngo-September 11, 2001

Impi Ebuphekula Yenze Ukulimala Okuningi

Iyini izindleko zangempela zempi? Ngosuku olulodwa nje ngoSeptemba 2001, abantu abangu-2 996 balahlekelwa yimiphefumulo yabo lapho imibhoshongo emibili ewela eNew York, e-Pentagon, nasezindizeni ezintathu ezithunjiwe. Ngesikhathi umholi we-Al_Qaeda u-Osama Bin Laden ebulawa ngamabutho akhethekile ase-US, impi yokwesaba ayizange ihluleke. Eqinisweni, izindleko zemali zaqhubeka njalo ngonyaka kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ngokulinganayo ekusetshenzisweni kokuvikela nokuvikeleka komhlaba.

Kuzo zonke, uhulumeni wase-US usechithe imali engaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizigidi eziyizigidi eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha (6,5 trillion) ekuvikelekeni nasekuvikelekeni komhlaba kusukela ekuhlaselweni kwe-9/11

Kusukela ngo-Ephreli 2018 (ngokusho kombiko we-Department of Defense Casualty Report, lapha kukhona ukulimala emikhankasweni ehlukahlukene eMpini Yokuhlasela Ngobuphekula.

Impi Yezobuphekula Abantu Abahlukunyezwa Yigatsha Lezempi

I-Army (kubandakanya i-Army National Guard and Reserves) ihlanganisa amaphesenti angama-49 e-DoD yamandla kodwa inamaphesenti angaba ngu-70 okufa kwabantu base-Iraq nase-Afghanistan. I-Marine Corps (kubandakanya i-Reserves) yenza amaphesenti angu-10 kuphela e-DoD yamandla kodwa yabhekana namaphesenti angu-23 okufa okuhlobene nokulwa.

I-Navy (kuhlanganise ne-Reserves) yakha amaphesenti angu-19 eqoqo le-DoD eliphelele futhi elondoloze amaphesenti angaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-2 ehlukumezekile. I-Air Force (kuhlanganise ne-Air National Guard ne-Reserves) iqukethe amaphesenti angama-21 e-DOD yamandla onke futhi yabhekana namaphesenti angaphezu kwe-1 wabulala.

Imisebenzi yamandla esebenzayo ihlanganisa amaphesenti angu-55 we-DOD ingqikithi yamandla futhi iye yabhekana namaphesenti angaba ngu-80 okufa okuphelele e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan. I-Reserve Reserve (i-Reserves ne-National Guard) yenza amaphesenti angu-45 empi futhi yathola cishe amaphesenti angu-19 abantu ababulewe.

Ngaphansi kwamaphesenti angama-3 abantu ababulalayo bangu-besifazane, abakha amaphesenti angu-16 e-DOD yamandla. Amadoda, abakha amaphesenti angama-84 ebutho elinamandla ahlangene namaphesenti angu-97 okushona kulezi zeshashalazi ezimbili zokusebenza.

Impi Yezimpi zangaphambilini

Ngokuphambene nalokho, phakathi neMpi Ye - First Gulf (1990-1991), amalungu e-America angu-382 afela e-theatre, angu-147 (amaphesenti angu-38) alawo mphumela wokulwa ngqo.

Ngesikhathi seMpi YeVietnam (1964 kuya ku-1975), kwakunezinguquko ezingu-47,413 zaseMelika ezilwa nokulwa, kanti amalungu angu-10 785 afela kwezinye izimbangela.

Eminyakeni emihlanu yeMpi Yezwe II (1940-1945), amasosha aseMelika angu-291,557 alahlekelwa ukuphila kwawo empini, kwathi abangu-671 846 balimala.