Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Fun Facts to Know and Share

From the April 6, 2009 issue of The Nation (p.5):

The cost of the Iraq War: $656 billion in funds allocated.

Documented civilian deaths: 91,121-99,500.

Estimated Iraqi deaths due to U.S. invasion: 1,320,110 (not even Saddam was this murderous).

Iraqi civilians killed in February 2009: 346 (including 11 children--now repeat after me: "The surge is working...the surge is working...the surge is working...").

US Casualties: 4,259 dead, 31,131 wounded in action.

Estimated number of Iraqis displaced since 2003: 5 million (nearly 20% of the total population).

I think old Dick Cheney said in an interview recently that he felt that the Bush Administration had achieved all of its goals in Iraq.

No doubt.

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