4,000

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Dan Smolen

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UPDATE (by Chris): Some more sobering statistics:

  • Journalists: 135 fatalities
  • Non-American military coalition forces: 308 fatalities
  • Non-military contractors: At least 1,001 fatalities as of June 30th, 2007
  • Iraqi Security Forces: At least 8,057
  • Iraqi military forces: During the invasion, between 15,000 and 45,000 Iraqi military personnel died.
  • Civilians: Between 400,000 and 650,000 as of June 2006, and over 1,000,000 now.

    • h/t OpenLeft

    UPDATE II (by Chris): Even more disturbing…. More than half of these 4,000 casualties were men and women under the age of 25. And 97% have occured since Pres. Bush gave his “Mission Accomplished” speech. h/t Politics1

    Children who were in elementary school when George W. Bush took office are dying in Iraq as I type this.

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    5 Responses to “4,000”

    1. Patty, on March 24th, 2008 at 12:30 pm Said:

      Thanks for posting this Dan.

    2. Chris Guy, on March 24th, 2008 at 1:28 pm Said:

      statement from Sen. Obama:

      “It is with great sadness that we have reached another grim milestone in Iraq, with at least 4,000 of our finest Americans having been killed. Each death is a tragedy, and we honor every fallen American and send our thoughts and prayers to their families. It is past time to end this war that should never have been waged by bringing our troops home, and finally pushing Iraq’s leaders to take responsibility for their future. As we do, we must serve the memory of all who have died as well as they served our country, by providing support for their families, caring for our troops and veterans, and upholding the American values which our fallen heroes exemplified through their service.”

    3. Dan Smolen, on March 24th, 2008 at 1:58 pm Said:

      29,314 US military wounded

    4. Joe Mancini, on March 27th, 2008 at 5:08 pm Said:

      Let’s not forget that over four million Iraqis have been displaced since this all began, many to Syria, Jordan and other countries where they can’t work and are descending into poverty and despair.

      The Christian community in Iraq, over a million people, that had endured previous wars, invasions and jihads for 2,000 years has been decimated, fewer than 200,000 remain.

      The smaller but equally vibrant Jewish community in Iraq has likewise suffered disproportionately.

    5. Dan Smolen, on March 27th, 2008 at 9:16 pm Said:

      Joe, there aren’t many (of my people) left in Iraq. You could probably fit them in a large room. Most of them left in the early 70s when Saddam took over.

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