Just a Reminder

As the Iraq war approaches its 5th birthday amidst stories of sexual misconduct by current, former and soon to be former elected officials, I thought we needed to be reminded of these statistics.

American Deaths			Total	In Combat
Since war began (3/19/03):			3983	3258
Since "Mission Accomplished" (5/1/03)			3844	3150
Since Capture of Saddam (12/13/03):			3522	2952
Since Handover (6/29/04):			3124	2625
Since Election (1/31/05):			2546	2362
American Wounded			Official	Estimated
Total Wounded:			29320	23000 - 100000

Add in 80-90,000 Iraqi civilian deaths.