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    Tuesday, December 13, 2005

    1000 Days: Iraq War by the Numbers

    Iraq1_1From the London daily, The Independent, via :

    $204.4 billion: The cost to the U.S of the war so far.

    2,339: Allied troops killed

    15,955: US troops wounded in action

    98: U.K troops killed

    30,000 : Estimated Iraqi civilian deaths

    0: Number of WMDs found

    66: Journalists killed in Iraq.

    63: Journalists killed during Vietnam war

    8: per cent of Iraqi children suffering acute malnutrition

    53,470: Iraqi insurgents killed

    67: per cent Iraqis who feel less secure because of occupation

    $343: Average monthly salary for an Iraqi soldier. Average monthly salary for an American soldier in Iraq: $4,160.75

    5: foreign civilians kidnapped per month

    47: per cent Iraqis who never have enough electricity

    Iraq2_2 20: casualties per month from unexploded mines

    25-40: per cent Estimated unemployment rate, Nov 2005

    251: Foreigners kidnapped

    70: per cent of Iraqi's whose sewage system rarely works

    183,000: British and American troops are still in action in Iraq.

    13,000: from other nations

    90: Daily attacks by insurgents in Nov '05. In Jun '03: 8

    60-80: per cent Iraqis who are "strongly opposed" to presence of coalition troops

    Another article in The Independent provides the narrative. The Christian Science Monitor provides additional statistics.

    December 13, 2005 at 11:44 AM in Iraq War | Permalink

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