May 1, 2007
Mission Accomplished
Posted by ryan at 01:29 PM in government , politics , war . | 1 Comments
4 years after President Bush announced major combat operations were complete in Iraq, Think Progress takes a look at the American cost of the war by numbers.
One important number left out of these statistics. Iraq Civilian Deaths: between 62,700 - 67,700
| May 1, 2003 | Today | |
| U.S. Troops Wounded | 542 | 24,912 |
| U.S. Troops Killed
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139 | 3,351 |
| Contractors Killed
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69 | 916 |
| Journalists and Media Assistants Killed
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11 | 167 |
| U.S. Forces in Iraq | 150,000 | 146,000 |
| Size of Iraqi Security Forces |
7,000-9,000 | 334,300 |
| Number of Insurgents | less than 5,000 | ~70,000 (Sunni only) |
| Insurgent Attacks Per Day | 8 | 148.9 |
| Cost to U.S. Taxpayers | $79 billion | $421 billion |
| Approval of Bush’s Handling of Iraq | 75% | 24% |
| Percentage of Americans who Believe The Iraq War Was “Worth Fighting” | 70% | 34% |
| Bush’s Overall Job Approval | 71% | 32% |
Comments
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wow, I've never seen injury statistics before. Posted by: polamex at May 1, 2007 6:54 PM |