Iraq: By the numbers

[Sandpiper]

1) Number of Days Spent in Iraq: 819

2) Number of Dollars Spent on Iraq: Approx. $177,000,000,000

3) Number of U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq: 1,708

4) Number of U.S. Soldiers wounded in Iraq: 12,855

5) Number of Iraqi Civilians killed during the war: at least 22,248

6) Number of Chemical Weapons found in Iraq: 0

7) Number of Biological Weapons found in Iraq: 0

8) Number of Nuclear Weapons found in Iraq 0


9) Number of Documented Sources indicating that the Bush Administration knew 6-9 to be the case: 2

[liberal N proud]

1. At the rate of No 3 we could have 1776 dead by July 4th

I heard some one talk about it last week. Only 19 days to go!

When will enough be enough?

[pie]

2. That would make Rush proud to be a 'merkan!

[BlueEyedSon]

3. Number of killed solders may be much higher.

IIRC almost $300B has been committed

The Lancet reports at least 100k civilians killed.

Many "semi-documented" sources stated that

1. Bushco was intent on going into Iraq (pre 9/11? .... Richard Clarke and Paul O'Neill

2. No WMDS (Blix, el Baradei, Ritter, numerous CIA interviews in the film "Uncovered")

[LightningFlash]

4. You forgot the best one...

Number of massive weapons of mass destruction used against Iraqis: 3

[cthrumatrix]

5. BINGO.......or....Number of lies told to americans

[LSK]

6. how much $ unaccounted for? nt