Iraq by the Numbers:
From the Independent, via Editor & Publisher:$204.4 billion: The cost to the U.S of the war so far.
Pretty much sums it up, doesn't it?
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
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
3 comments:
...And, George W Bush still doesn't get it...
Doesn't get it and never will. Too low of an IQ.
This is a very bad thing.
He still thinks strike first is the best policy.
He is the poster boy for terror. Show his face and the world believes that the US is out to get them.
Man I hate that he is president.
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