US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,900

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

As of Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, at least 3,900 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,173 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

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

The British military has reported 174 deaths; Italy, 33; Ukraine, 18; Poland, 21; Bulgaria, 13; Spain, 11; Denmark, seven; El Salvador, five; Slovakia, four; Latvia, three; Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand, Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, South Korea, one death each.



Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gqgQCcv26kB1dkgZRZNHmbn_1J8gD8TPF6C02

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

1. Imagine what this figure will be a dozen years from now...

...as the delayed but deadly ravages of depleted uranium exposure become evident -- we'll be looking at 50K plus dead. You can't ingest that shit into your lungs for months on end and then just skip on along your merry way -- it's a death sentence, slow but ever so sure. The first Gulf War has already borne this out, and MSM has dutifully avoided their responsibility to make the American public aware of this unfolding nightmare.

[saigon68]

2. "Bring em on" shouted the AWOL CHIMPANZEE

[Olney Blue]

3. Indeed.

:banghead:

And no end in sight.....

[minnesota_liberal]

4. Mission Accomplished: Avoided hitting 4,000 during the holiday season

Using to-date casualty figures and that month's rate, projections made at the end of July and August both forecast hitting 4,000 during December - something that would have been a media nightmare for Little George and the freepers.

While thankful that the casualty rate has lessened and happy for the troops (and their families) who at least statistically dodged a bullet, I don't believe in miracles. Is it wrong to suspect that the same administration that paid newscasters to plug No Child Left Behind, hired a Fox News whore as a press secretary and hauled lighting to New Orleans just for a photo-op also did everything it could to avoid this scenario?

[Historic NY]

5. Its only a number ...............

:sarcasm: haven't we heard that before.....seems MSM hasn't even mentioned it lately.

[Stuckinthebush]

6. Plus how many have been permanently maimed and psychologically scarred?

The deaths are horrid enough, but we also now have a generation of thousands of young men and women who will be permanently scarred from Bush's little fucked up adventure for the rest of their lives.

[4dsc]

7. Boy has this reporting dropped from the news

Is it just me or has the reporting of deaths of US soldiers all but disappeared from the news??

[durtee librul]

11. I noticed that as well ...

no-one tells the totals anymore....they just state several were killed in a bomb or whatever and move right along. Must not be 'news' anymore. (sarcasm)

[rodeodance]

8. may the family find peace.

[struggle4progress]

9. ... The AP count is two higher than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Thursday at 10 a.m

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gqgQCcv26kB1dkgZRZNHmbn_1J8gD8TQ4I880

[Vinca]

10. According to the MSM, the only thing happening in Iraq is that soldiers

are celebrating the holidays and spending their time making videos for their families and opening gifts from home. The surge? It worked. Old news. What deaths? The surge worked and everyone is happy and going about their business. Why, CNN reported on a Baghdad park filled with families having picnics (I swear I heard it).