U.S. military killed in Iraq: 1,469
Number of U.S. troops wounded in combat since the war began: 10,938
Monthly average before the June 28, 2004 “transition”: 449
Monthly casualty average (dead and wounded) since the “transition”: 802
Iraqi soldiers and insurgents killed since May 1, 2003: approximately 24,000
Iraqi civilians killed: Estimates range from 15,000 - 100,000
Number of civilian contractors killed: 207
Number of insurgents in Iraq:
November 2003 estimate: 5,000 fighters
December 2004 estimate: 40,000 fighters and 200,000 Iraqi sympathizers
What the Iraq war has created, according to the U.S. National Intelligence Council: “a training and recruitment ground
(for terrorists), and an opportunity for terrorists to enhance their technical skills.”
Effect on al Qaeda of the Iraq War, according to International Institute for Strategic Studies: “Accelerated recruitment”
Percentage of Americans who believe the situation in Iraq was “worth going to war over”: 39%
Percentage of Americans who believe that the Iraq War has worsened the U.S. image in the world: 65%
Percentage of people polled in 21 countries around the world who believed Mr Bush’s re-election to the White House made
the world more dangerous: 58%
Percentage of Iraqis expressing “no confidence” in U.S. civilian authorities or coalition forces: 80%
Fraction of the 148,000 U.S. soldiers in Iraq who are Guard members or Reservists: 4 out of 10
Status of Army National Guard recruitment: down 30%
Average number of attacks by Iraqi resistance per week: 425
What General James Helmly, the Army Reserve’s commander, told the Pentagon in December 2004: his men were
“degenerating into a broken force”
Percentage of reserve troops who earn lower salaries while on deployment: 30-40%
Percentage of U.S. police departments missing officers due to Iraq deployments: 44%
The bill so far: $146.6 billion
February 14 request from the President: $61 billion more
What $207 billion could have paid for in the U.S.:
Affordable housing units: 1.86 million or
Health care for uninsured Americans for one year: 47 million or
Scholarships for university students: 40 million
Head Start slots for a year: 27 million
Port container inspectors: 3 million
The $146 billion already allocated could pay for 2 years worth of:
Food for half the hungry people in the world and
A comprehensive global AIDS treatment and prevention program and
Clean water and sanitation throughout the developing world and
Childhood immunizations for all children in the developing world
Estimated cost of war to date to every U.S. household: $2,000
Average monthly cost of the Vietnam War, adjusted for inflation: $5.2 billion
Average monthly cost of the Iraq War: $5.8 billion
Amount contractor Halliburton is alleged to have charged for meals never served to troops and for cost overruns on fuel
deliveries: $221 million
Kickbacks received by Halliburton employees from subcontractors: $6 millionTomPaine.com - The True Costs Of War: "The True Costs Of War"