Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq ( 1,111 )

[leftchick]

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041029/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_us_deaths&cid=540&ncid=1480

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As of Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, at least 1,111 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq (news - web sites) war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 848 died as a result of hostile action, according to the Defense Department. The figures include three military civilians.

The AP count is four higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.


The British military has reported 67 deaths; Italy, 19; Poland, 13; Spain, 11; Ukraine, nine; Bulgaria, seven; Slovakia, three; Estonia, Thailand and the Netherlands, two each; and Denmark, El Salvador (news - web sites), Hungary and Latvia have reported one death each.


Since May 1, 2003, when President Bush (news - web sites) declared that major combat operations in Iraq had ended, 973 U.S. military members have died, according to AP's count. That includes at least 739 deaths resulting from hostile action, according to the military's numbers

[Cerridwen]

1. Thanks for keeping these numbers in front of us.

This is just so sad. It's despicable what has happened in the name of, what, oil, profits, power, paranoia?

:-(

[TacticalPeek]

2. Lebenty-leben.

The latest death reported by the military:

_ No deaths reported.

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The latest identification reported by the South Carolina National Guard:

_ Army Staff Sgt. Jerome Lemon, 42, North Charleston, S.C.; killed Wednesday when his convoy was ambushed; assigned to the 1052nd Transportation Company, Army National Guard, Kingstree, S.C.

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A direct result of having a coward prancing around as Commander-in-Chief to boost his political standing.

[Lostnote03]

3. An Army Of One!!!!

.....

[seemslikeadream]

4. How many more georgie, how many more?

Paddy's Lament Lyrics

Well it's by the hush, me boys, and sure that's to MIND your noise
And listen to poor Paddy's sad narration
I was by hunger stressed, and in poverty distressed
So I took a thought I'd leave the Irish nation

Well I sold me horse and cow, my little pigs and sow
My FATHER'S FARM of land I soon did part with
And me sweetheart Bid McGee, I'm afraid I'll never see
For I left her there that morning broken-hearted

Here's you boys, now take my advice
To America I'll have ye's not be going
There is nothing here but war, where the murderin' cannons roar
And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin

Well myself and a hundred more, to America sailed o'er
Our fortunes to be making we were thinkin'
When we got to Yankee land, they put guns into our hands
SAYING "Paddy, you must go and fight for Lincoln"

Here's you boys, now take my advice
To America I'll have YOUSE not be going
There is nothing here but war, where the murderin' cannons roar
And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin

General Meagher to us he said, if you get shot or lose your Head
Every MOTHER'S SON of youse will get a pension
Well in the war I lost me leg, AND ALL I'VE NOW'S a wooden peg
And by soul it is the truth to you I mention

Here's you boys, now take my advice
To America I'll have YOUSE not be going
There is nothing here but war, where the murderin' cannons roar
And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin

Well I think myself in luck, if I get fed on Indianbuck
And old Ireland is the country I delight in
To the devil, I would say, God curse Americay
For the truth I've had enough of your hard fightin

Here's you boys, now take my advice
To America I'll have YOUSE not be going
There is nothing here but war, where the murderin' cannons roar
And I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin

I wish I was at home
I wish I was at home
I wish I was at home in dear old Dublin

--Sinead O'Connor

[leftchick]

5. make it 1,119....

eight more today... :(

[i_c_a_White_Ghost]

6. make it 1,120

:(

[tinanator]

8. what a difference a day makes

Not ONE WMD.

[pippin]

7. 1120

1261 including U.K. troops and others. 80 U.S. soldiers killed in Septembr, 62 in October.


http://icasualties.org/oif/


Not to mention the thousands of innocent Iraqis who never did us any harm. May we forgiven for this carnage. :-(

[ljm2002]

9. "Since May 1, 2003,"

"... 973 U.S. military members have died ...".


1111
-973
----
 138 died *before* his "Mission Accomplished" speech. (12.42% of the total number so far)
 973 died *after* (87.58% of the total number so far)


The comparison only gets worse as time goes on and more U.S. troops die. And these numbers don't even acknowledge other aspects of the Iraq war such as the number of U.S. soldiers wounded, or Iraqi dead and wounded...

[Sinnerman]

10. Turning into vietnam.... BUSh MUST GO.......YOUR FIRED

How many Soldiers were lost in Vietnam????

[seemslikeadream]

11. 47,413

I believe

An estimated 3 million people were killed by the war,
and over 1 million were wounded.

[WillyT]

12. The Graph...

Link (with clickable info): http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/USfatalities.html