Sun - July 6, 2008
4,113 American soldiers dead and 30,314 wounded in Iraq
As of June 30,
4,113
U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began and at least
30,314
have been wounded.
13,476
of the wounded were hurt seriously enough that they could not be returned to
duty within 72 hours. Over
85,461
Iraqi civilians have been killed according to the Iraq Body Count
website.
(The above charts of U.S. military fatalities are based on the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count web site, which gets its numbers from public data provided by the U.S. government. The numbers of wounded are from the Department of Defense web site, as of July 1 at 10 a.m.)
Additional "coalition" deaths include: 176 Britain, 33 Italy, 18 Ukraine, 23 Poland, 13 Bulgaria, 11 Spain, 7 Denmark, 5 El Salvador, 5 Georgia, 4 Slovakia, 3 Latvia, 3 Romania, 2 Thailand, 2 Estonia, 2 Netherlands, 2 Australia, 1 Czech Republic, 1 Hungary, 1 Kazakhstan, 1 Azerbaijan, and 1 South Korea.
The Iraq Body Count web site reports that between 85,461 and 93,238 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of the military intervention in Iraq.
According to the Cost of War site, the war in Iraq has currently cost the U.S. in excess of $534,275,000,000.
See also: Iran: Consequences of a War by the independent think tank Oxford Research Group.
Posted at 01:04 AM
Tue - September 4, 2007
3,741 American soldiers dead and 27,662 wounded in Iraq
As of Sept. 2,
3,741
U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began and at least
27,662
have been wounded.
12,429
of the wounded were hurt seriously enough that they could not be returned to
duty within 72 hours. Over
71,259
Iraqi civilians have been killed according to the Iraq Body Count
website.
(The above charts of U.S. military fatalities are based on the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count web site, which gets its numbers from public data provided by the U.S. government. The numbers of wounded are from the Department of Defense web site, as of Aug 28 at 10 a.m.)
Additional "coalition" deaths include: 168 Britain, 33 Italy, 18 Ukraine, 21 Poland, 13 Bulgaria, 11 Spain, 7 Denmark, 5 El Salvador, 4 Slovakia, 3 Latvia, 2 Thailand, 2 Estonia, 2 Netherlands, 2 Australia, 2 Romania, 1 Czech Republic, 1 Hungary, 1 Kazakhstan, and 1 South Korea.
The Iraq Body Count web site reports that between 71,259 and 77,808 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of the military intervention in Iraq.
According to the Cost of War site, the war in Iraq has currently cost the U.S. in excess of $448,652,000,000.
See also: Iran: Consequences of a War by the independent think tank Oxford Research Group.
Posted at 09:11 AM
Sun - August 12, 2007
4,000 American soldiers dead by the end of the year in Iraq
We can expect the U.S. casualties in Iraq to
surpass 4000 before the end of this year, based on the long-term daily average
of 2.296 deaths per day.
Posted at 01:17 PM
Wed - August 8, 2007
3,680 American soldiers dead and 27,279 wounded in Iraq
As of Aug 8,
3,680
U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began and at least
27,279
have been wounded.
12,267
of the wounded were hurt seriously enough that they could not be returned to
duty within 72 hours. Over
68,747
Iraqi civilians have been killed according to the Iraq Body Count
website.
(The above charts of U.S. military fatalities are based on the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count web site, which gets its numbers from public data provided by the U.S. government. The numbers of wounded are from the Department of Defense web site, as of Aug 7 at 10 a.m.)
Additional "coalition" deaths include: 166 Britain, 33 Italy, 18 Ukraine, 21 Poland, 13 Bulgaria, 11 Spain, 7 Denmark, 5 El Salvador, 4 Slovakia, 3 Latvia, 2 Thailand, 2 Estonia, 2 Netherlands, 2 Australia, 2 Romania, 1 Czech Republic, 1 Hungary, 1 Kazakhstan, and 1 South Korea.
The Iraq Body Count web site reports that between 68,747 and 75,194 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of the military intervention in Iraq.
According to the Cost of War site, the war in Iraq has currently cost the U.S. in excess of $450,209,000,000.
See also: Iran: Consequences of a War by the independent think tank Oxford Research Group.
Posted at 08:38 AM
Wed - August 1, 2007
Number of U.S. casualties in Iraq last month was well above the long term average
Yesterday, the
New York
Times reported the number of U.S. military casualties
in Iraq as low, but they didn't wait until all the numbers were in for the
month. In fact, the number of U.S. casualties in July, while lower than the
very elevated values of the previous three months, was still substantially
higher than the long term monthly average.
The
Times
said, "Estimates of the death toll varied, but Iraq Coalition Casualty
Count put the July total so far at 74, down from 101 in June and the
lowest number since November 2006." They knew the final total was not yet in;
so why did they rush to publish this
news?
The Iraq Coalition Casualty Count is currently putting the number of July U.S. casualties at 80 and that value may still not be the final total. The U.S. has been in Iraq for 1596 days and has suffered 3659 casualties (according to the current ICCC tally). That is 2.293 casualties per day and 71 casualties for an average 31 day month. So the July casualties are 12.67% higher than the monthly average, and that assumes there are no more casualties added to the July total.
It is certainly good that the July total is substantially lower than the triple-digit figures of the previous three months, but it's misleading to suggest that it's a low number. The July figure is still above the mean.
The Iraq Coalition Casualty Count is currently putting the number of July U.S. casualties at 80 and that value may still not be the final total. The U.S. has been in Iraq for 1596 days and has suffered 3659 casualties (according to the current ICCC tally). That is 2.293 casualties per day and 71 casualties for an average 31 day month. So the July casualties are 12.67% higher than the monthly average, and that assumes there are no more casualties added to the July total.
It is certainly good that the July total is substantially lower than the triple-digit figures of the previous three months, but it's misleading to suggest that it's a low number. The July figure is still above the mean.
Posted at 11:45 PM
3,653 American soldiers dead and 27,104 wounded in Iraq
As of July 30,
3,653
U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began and at least
27,104
have been wounded.
12,180
of the wounded were hurt seriously enough that they could not be returned to
duty within 72 hours. Over
68,009
Iraqi civilians have been killed according to the Iraq Body Count
website.
(The above charts of U.S. military fatalities are based on the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count web site, which gets its numbers from public data provided by the U.S. government. The numbers of wounded are from the Department of Defense web site, as of July 31 at 10 a.m.)
Additional "coalition" deaths include: 163 Britain, 33 Italy, 18 Ukraine, 21 Poland, 13 Bulgaria, 11 Spain, 7 Denmark, 5 El Salvador, 4 Slovakia, 3 Latvia, 2 Thailand, 2 Estonia, 2 Netherlands, 2 Australia, 2 Romania, 1 Czech Republic, 1 Hungary, 1 Kazakhstan, and 1 South Korea.
The Iraq Body Count web site reports that between 68,009 and 74,403 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of the military intervention in Iraq.
According to the Cost of War site, the war in Iraq has currently cost the U.S. in excess of $448,105,000,000.
See also: Iran: Consequences of a War by the independent think tank Oxford Research Group.
Posted at 12:02 AM
Wed - July 11, 2007
3,609 American soldiers dead and 26,695 wounded in Iraq
As of July 10,
3,609
U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began and at least
26,695
have been wounded.
12,014
of the wounded were hurt seriously enough that they could not be returned to
duty within 72 hours. Over
67,172
Iraqi civilians have been killed according to the Iraq Body Count
website.
(The above charts of U.S. military fatalities are based on the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count web site, which gets its numbers from public data provided by the U.S. government. The numbers of wounded are from the Department of Defense web site, as of July 10 at 10 a.m.)
Additional "coalition" deaths include: 159 Britain, 33 Italy, 18 Ukraine, 20 Poland, 13 Bulgaria, 11 Spain, 7 Denmark, 5 El Salvador, 4 Slovakia, 3 Latvia, 2 Thailand, 2 Estonia, 2 Netherlands, 2 Australia, 2 Romania, 1 Czech Republic, 1 Hungary, 1 Kazakhstan, and 1 South Korea.
The Iraq Body Count web site reports that between 67,172 and 73,497 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of the military intervention in Iraq.
According to the Cost of War site, the war in Iraq has currently cost the U.S. in excess of $442,118,000,000.
See also: Iran: Consequences of a War by the independent think tank Oxford Research Group.
Posted at 01:30 AM
Mon - July 2, 2007
3,580 American soldiers dead and 26,350 wounded in Iraq
As of July 1,
3,580
U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began and at least
26,350
have been wounded.
11,831
of the wounded were hurt seriously enough that they could not be returned to
duty within 72 hours. Over
66,807
Iraqi civilians have been killed according to the Iraq Body Count
website.
(The above charts of U.S. military fatalities are based on the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count web site, which gets its numbers from public data provided by the U.S. government. The numbers of wounded are from the Department of Defense web site, as of June 26 at 10 a.m.)
Additional "coalition" deaths include: 156 Britain, 33 Italy, 18 Ukraine, 20 Poland, 13 Bulgaria, 11 Spain, 7 Denmark, 5 El Salvador, 4 Slovakia, 3 Latvia, 2 Thailand, 2 Estonia, 2 Netherlands, 2 Australia, 2 Romania, 1 Czech Republic, 1 Hungary, 1 Kazakhstan, and 1 South Korea.
The Iraq Body Count web site reports that between 66,807 and 73,120 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of the military intervention in Iraq.
According to the Cost of War site, the war in Iraq has currently cost the U.S. in excess of $439,639,000,000.
See also: Iran: Consequences of a War by the independent think tank Oxford Research Group.
Posted at 09:31 AM
Wed - June 6, 2007
3,497 American soldiers dead and 25,830 wounded in Iraq
As of June 5,
3,497
U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began and at least
25,830
have been wounded.
11,622
of the wounded were hurt seriously enough that they could not be returned to
duty within 72 hours. Over
64,575
Iraqi civilians have been killed according to the Iraq Body Count
website.
(The above charts of U.S. military fatalities are based on the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count web site, which gets its numbers from public data provided by the U.S. government. The numbers of wounded are from the Department of Defense web site, as of June 5 at 10 a.m.)
Additional "coalition" deaths include: 149 Britain, 33 Italy, 18 Ukraine, 20 Poland, 13 Bulgaria, 11 Spain, 7 Denmark, 5 El Salvador, 4 Slovakia, 3 Latvia, 2 Thailand, 2 Estonia, 2 Netherlands, 2 Australia, 2 Romania, 1 Czech Republic, 1 Hungary, and 1 Kazakhstan.
The Iraq Body Count web site reports that between 64,776 and 70,934 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of the military intervention in Iraq.
According to the Cost of War site, the war in Iraq has currently cost the U.S. in excess of $432,113,000,000.
See also: Iran: Consequences of a War by the independent think tank Oxford Research Group.
Posted at 01:51 AM
Tue - May 29, 2007
3,467 American soldiers dead and 25,549 wounded in Iraq
As of May 29,
3,467
U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began and at least
25,549
have been wounded.
11,476
of the wounded were hurt seriously enough that they could not be returned to
duty within 72 hours. Over
64,575
Iraqi civilians have been killed according to the Iraq Body Count
website.
(The above charts of U.S. military fatalities are based on the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count web site, which gets its numbers from public data provided by the U.S. government. The numbers of wounded are from the Department of Defense web site, as of May 29 at 10 a.m., but may not be up-to-date because of the holiday.)
Additional "coalition" deaths include: 149 Britain, 33 Italy, 18 Ukraine, 20 Poland, 13 Bulgaria, 11 Spain, 7 Denmark, 5 El Salvador, 4 Slovakia, 3 Latvia, 2 Thailand, 2 Estonia, 2 Netherlands, 2 Australia, 2 Romania, 1 Czech Republic, 1 Hungary, and 1 Kazakhstan.
The Iraq Body Count web site reports that between 64,575 and 70,724 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of the military intervention in Iraq.
According to the Cost of War site, the war in Iraq has currently cost the U.S. in excess of $430,075,000,000.
See also: Iran: Consequences of a War by the independent think tank Oxford Research Group.
Posted at 10:55 PM
Sun - May 27, 2007
U.S. deaths in Iraq increasing at a higher rate
This is the first time that the U.S. has had two
consecutive months with over 100 casualties in Iraq. The U.S. has had over 100
casualties in four of the past eight months.
In 2003, no month had 100 U.S. casualties. In
2004, two did. In 2005, there was one. In 2006, two months had over 100 U.S.
casualties. This year, already, there have been two such months and the first
three months were statistically high as well. The long-term average number of
U.S. casualties per day has gone up from 2.1 to
2.5.
Voters in the last election gave the Democrats control of Congress to bring the war to an end; yet Congress continues to fund the war, with no limitations on Bush's ability to wage it as he wishes.
Voters in the last election gave the Democrats control of Congress to bring the war to an end; yet Congress continues to fund the war, with no limitations on Bush's ability to wage it as he wishes.
Posted at 11:44 AM
Thu - May 10, 2007
It's time for the Democrats to tell Bush his time is up
The Democrats should give Bush money for an
orderly withdrawal of our troops from Iraq and they should give him a deadline,
after which further funds will not be provided. They should tell him there will
be no compromise. He's had three years to do what he wants in Iraq and the
country is far worse off than when he launched his unprovoked invasion. It's
time to tell him he's out of time. Congress has the sole Constitutional
authority over funding and they should use it.
This would not put U.S. troops at any increased
risk. What puts them at risk is when they are ordered to go on the offensive to
put down the civil war in Iraq. Since they would be busy packing their bags,
they wouldn't be doing offensives anymore. So they would be at less
risk.
Bush would, of course, veto such a funding bill, but Congress should just keep sending it back to him, with no changes, or perhaps make it a bit more onerous each time he vetoes it. If he wants any more money at all, he will eventually have to sign it. So there's no point in compromising with him.
The voters put the Democrats in the majority because they are fed up with the Bush fiasco in Iraq; I bet a lot of Republicans are pretty fed up also. If the Democrats pussyfoot around on this issue, they will lose credibility themselves.
Bush would, of course, veto such a funding bill, but Congress should just keep sending it back to him, with no changes, or perhaps make it a bit more onerous each time he vetoes it. If he wants any more money at all, he will eventually have to sign it. So there's no point in compromising with him.
The voters put the Democrats in the majority because they are fed up with the Bush fiasco in Iraq; I bet a lot of Republicans are pretty fed up also. If the Democrats pussyfoot around on this issue, they will lose credibility themselves.
Posted at 10:37 PM
Wed - May 2, 2007
3,351 American soldiers dead and 25,090 wounded in Iraq
As of April 30,
3,351
U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began and at least
25,090
have been wounded.
11,215
of the wounded were hurt seriously enough that they could not be returned to
duty within 72 hours. Over
62,760
Iraqi civilians have been killed according to the Iraq Body Count
website.
(The above charts of U.S. military fatalities are based on the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count web site, which gets its numbers from public data provided by the U.S. government. The numbers of wounded are from the Department of Defense web site, as of May 1 at 10 a.m.)
Additional "coalition" deaths include: 147 Britain, 33 Italy, 18 Ukraine, 20 Poland, 13 Bulgaria, 11 Spain, 6 Denmark, 5 El Salvador, 4 Slovakia, 3 Latvia, 2 Thailand, 2 Estonia, 2 Netherlands, 2 Australia, 2 Romania, 1 Hungary, and 1 Kazakhstan.
The Iraq Body Count web site reports that between 62,760 and 68,786 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of the military intervention in Iraq.
According to the Cost of War site, the war in Iraq has currently cost the U.S. in excess of $422,113,000,000.
See also: Iran: Consequences of a War by the independent think tank Oxford Research Group.
Posted at 02:34 AM
Wed - April 11, 2007
3,292 American soldiers dead and 24,645 wounded in Iraq
As of April 9,
3,292
U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began and at least
24,645
have been wounded.
11,030
of the wounded were hurt seriously enough that they could not be returned to
duty within 72 hours. Over
61,202
Iraqi civilians have been killed according to the Iraq Body Count
website.
(The above charts of U.S. military fatalities are based on the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count web site, which gets its numbers from public data provided by the U.S. government. The numbers of wounded are from the Department of Defense web site, as of Apr. 10 at 10 a.m.)
Additional "coalition" deaths include: 140 Britain, 33 Italy, 18 Ukraine, 19 Poland, 13 Bulgaria, 11 Spain, 6 Denmark, 5 El Salvador, 4 Slovakia, 3 Latvia, 2 Thailand, 2 Estonia, 2 Netherlands, 2 Australia, 2 Romania, 1 Hungary, and 1 Kazakhstan.
The Iraq Body Count web site reports that between 61,202 and 67,146 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of the military intervention in Iraq.
According to the Cost of War site, the war in Iraq has currently cost the U.S. in excess of $416,194,000,000.
See also: Iran: Consequences of a War by the independent think tank Oxford Research Group.
Posted at 09:50 AM
Fri - March 30, 2007
3,244 American soldiers dead and 24,314 wounded in Iraq
As of Mar. 27,
3,244
U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq since the war began and at least
24,314
have been wounded.
10,841
of the wounded were hurt seriously enough that they could not be returned to
duty within 72 hours. Over
60,187
Iraqi civilians have been killed according to the Iraq Body Count
website.
(The above charts of U.S. military fatalities are based on the Iraq Coalition Casualty Count web site, which gets its numbers from public data provided by the U.S. government. The numbers of wounded are from the Department of Defense web site, as of Mar. 27 at 10 a.m.)
Additional "coalition" deaths include: 134 Britain, 33 Italy, 18 Ukraine, 19 Poland, 13 Bulgaria, 11 Spain, 6 Denmark, 5 El Salvador, 4 Slovakia, 3 Latvia, 2 Thailand, 2 Estonia, 2 Netherlands, 2 Australia, 2 Romania, 1 Hungary, and 1 Kazakhstan.
The Iraq Body Count web site reports that between 60,187 and 66,050 Iraqi civilians have been killed as a result of the military intervention in Iraq.
According to the Cost of War site, the war in Iraq has currently cost the U.S. in excess of $412,670,000,000.
See also: Iran: Consequences of a War by the independent think tank Oxford Research Group.
Posted at 02:01 AM
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