Gingrich equates 8 Israeli lives to 500 American

Unbelievable...saw this on a blog site, Wake up from your slumber

“When Israel loses 8 people it’s the equivalent of losing 500 Americans.”
–Newt Gingrich on MSNBC, July 16, 2006


Independent verification can be found here. Gingrich also says it's the start of WWIII -- sighs.:

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is using bold language to describe the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East, calling it the beginning of the Third World War.

"This is World War III," the Georgia Republican told the Seattle Times.

He repeated his assertion on NBC's "Meet the Press" program.

"We're in the early stages of what I would describe as the Third World War and, frankly, our bureaucracy's not responding fast enough and we don't have the right attitude. And this is the 58th year of the war to destroy Israel and, frankly, the Israelis have every right to insist that every single missile leave south Lebanon, and the United States ought to be helping the Lebanese government have the strength to eliminate Hezbollah as a military force – not as a political force in the parliament – but as a military force in south Lebanon."

Asked NBC host Tim Russert, "This is World War III?"

"I believe if you take all the countries I just listed that you've been covering, put them on a map, look at all the different connectivity, you have to say to yourself: this is, in fact, World War III," Gingrich responded.

The potential candidate for president in 2008 said today's deaths of eight Israelis from Hezbollah missile attacks is the equivalent of losing 500 Americans, based on population.