( ENT: " The Expanse", et al.)ĭuring the Denobulan-Antaran wars, Denobulan battle tactics resulted in 20 million Antaran casualties. ( Star Trek: First Contact VOY: " In the Flesh") The Xindi attack on Earth resulted in 7 million Human casualties. Riker, as well as Seven of Nine, stated that 600 million were killed in World War III. ( ENT: " Borderland", " Cold Station 12") William T. ( TOS: " Bread and Circuses") Phlox, and later Jonathan Archer, stated that, officially, 30 million people died in the Eugenics Wars. ( PIC: " Absolute Candor")Īccording to Spock, 6 million people died in Earth's World War I, 11 million in the World War II, 37 million in the World War III. In 2385, 10,000 refugees were settled in Southeast Station. ( TAS: " The Jihad")ĭuring the evacuation of Romulan refugees in the 2380s, the Qowat Milat helped relocate more then 250,000 refugees on Vashti alone. When the threat of a Skorr jihad was revealed in 2270, Spock calculated that in two standard years, the Skorr would be capable of breeding an army of 200 billion warriors. Gideon ambassador Hodin explained the cause of this, stating that, " the birth rate continued to rise, and the population grew, until now Gideon is encased in a living mass…who can find no rest, no peace, no joy." ( TOS: " The Mark of Gideon") ( TOS: " The Trouble with Tribbles" DS9: " Trials and Tribble-ations")ĭuring the mid- 23rd century, the planet Gideon suffered from an extreme case of overpopulation. In 2268, a population of 1,771,561 had established itself on the station, a figure that was determined by assuming "that one tribble multiplying with an average litter of ten producing a new generation every 12 hours over a period of three day. ( ENT: " The Breach") When left unchecked, a few tribbles can quickly multiply into numbers exceeding several thousands, as was the case on Deep Space Station K-7. When that occurs, there will be no environment for an insurgency to flourish and we can begin to help them repair their economy and infrastructure.The only thing that kept the tribble population in check on Iota Geminorum IV was that planet's abundance of reptiles. “We are trying hard to get Neighborhood Watch into sanctioned Iraqi Police, so they can relieve the Iraqi army, and the Iraqi army can worry about protecting their own country and let the police handle policing. “This is an outreach to get (everyone) working together,” said Lt. These young men are responding to their sheik’s wishes and taking up arms alongside Coalition Forces to defeat the insurgency. This area is also benefiting from their own sons who are joining forces with the IA and the Iraqi police in the form of Neighborhood Watch and Provincial Security Forces to prevent and fight the insurgency. Despite being strangers in the village, they have been quickly accepted by the people. The Iraqi soldiers are not from this area, having been recruited from all over the country. “Today we learned that they want to see more IA in their area.” “Although we are out here for the children right now, the Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces are also gathering information about what problems the locals are having and how we can help,” said Fargas, 24, from Bronx, N.Y. A soccer ball in the hands of a child can go a long way toward ending that campaign. Operations like this are essential to defeating the terror and intimidation campaign terrorists levy against the innocent populace. It’s like, for a second, everybody is a kid again.” Fargas, Company Two’s MTT advisor, “that’s what is really rewarding. “Seeing the (Iraqi Army) interact and seeing the kids having a good time,” said Cpl. After the shirts were gone, the real fun began.Īs the children filtered into the sunlit school with smiles on their faces, one Marine said even the multinational troops benefited from the mission. Mohamed Nashmi Winays, passing out soccer t-shirts to a handful of lucky kids. The rewards started small with the battalion commander, Col. Insurgents use propaganda against the Iraqi Government and its people to sway them toward supporting the insurgency.” “Out here it’s all about the populace’s opinion. “We took donations from American children, such as soccer balls and toys, and distributed them to the local populous in order to help the needy in the area and boost public opinion of Iraqi and Coalition Forces,” said Staff Sgt. The children were encouraged to bring their report cards as they would be rewarded for good grades. Together, the coalition team took the childrens’ minds off of the strife around them and helped brighten their day. The Iraqi troops were accompanied by Marines and sailors with the military transition team, or MTT, assigned to 3rd Brigade. Iraqi soldiers with 1st Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division, did their best to put smiles on the faces of local children here July 30.
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