The Red State War

There's no doubt about it. The US War on Terror is a Red State war. Here, in descending order, are the states with the highest, per capita casualty rates in Iraq:

Vermont - 2.88 deaths per 100,000

South Dakota

North Dakota

Alaska

Nebraska

Louisiana

Wyoming

Delaware

Montana

Mississippi

Oklahoma

Oregon

Kentucky

Arkansas

Iowa

And here, beginning with the lowest, are the states with the lowest per capita casualty rates:

D.C. - 0.52 deaths per 100,000

Utah

New Jersey

Puerto Rico

Connecticut

Massacheusetts

Florida

New York

California

Illinois

There are exceptions at both ends but, on a strictly per capita basis, the Red States are losing far more sons than the Blue States. A young man in Vermont is more than five times more likely to die in Iraq than a young man in the District of Columbia.