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The War in Iraq

The War in Iraq. 1993-Present. Updated Facts. American Casualties / Injuries. Iraq Casualties / Injuries. The current sum of U.S. casualties is 4,379 troops. 54% of these were younger then 25 years old Number of troops wounded through September 2009 is 31,669

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The War in Iraq

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  1. The War in Iraq 1993-Present

  2. Updated Facts American Casualties / Injuries Iraq Casualties / Injuries • The current sum of U.S. casualties is 4,379 troops. • 54% of these were younger then 25 years old • Number of troops wounded through September 2009 is 31,669 • 20% of those being serious brain injuries. • Iraq police and soldiers killed was 9,381 • An estimate of 600,000 Iraq civilian casualties

  3. The Costs of War • U.S. spending per second in 2008 was 5,000 dollars • U.S. 2008 monthly spending was $12 billion • U.S. monthly spending in 2009 was $7.3 billion as of Oct. 2009 • Cost of deploying one U.S. soldier to Iraq $390,000 • Spent & Approved War Spending – about $900 billion

  4. New president Barrack Obama says that his plan for Iraq is to begin troop withdraw by Aug. 2010 • And all remaining troops by Dec. 2011 • “Let me say this as plainly as I can,” Mr. Obama said. “By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end.” A “Change” of Plans

  5. Bibliography • BAKER, PETER. "With Pledges to Troops and Iraqis, Obama Details Pullout - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/washington/28troops.html>. • "Topic A -- Obama's Plan for Iraq - washingtonpost.com." washingtonpost.com - nation, world, technology and Washington area news and headlines. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/27/AR2009022702644.html>. • White, Deborah. "Iraq War Facts, Statistics at February 16, 2010 - Iraq War Casualties, Spending, Iraqi Quality of Life." Liberal & Progressive Politics & Perspectives. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2010. <http://usliberals.about.com/od/homelandsecurit1/a/IraqNumbers.htm>. • MLA formatting by BibMe.org.

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