CBS News Gives Stats on Wounded Soldiers

[Cush]

Number of wounder per month

May: 40
June: 130
July: 230
August: 240

THey also said that there was a report warning about the dangers of unarmored vehicles in urban combat zones (due to RPG's). Of course, it was ignored

[roguevalley]

1. actually,

the number of wounded is closer to 8000.
Walter Reed can't handle them all.

[wuushew]

2. the number is not that high (in regards to Iraq)

American Casualties in Iraq as of September 2, 2003
Dates Total In Combat
Deaths since 5/01/03 (the list) 149 69
Deaths since war began 284 184
Total Wounded
1126(update)
Source: DOD and CentCom


http://www.antiwar.com/ewens/casualties.html

[DeaconBlues]

3. Another generation of the psychologically

and physically maimed. History will condemn the Bush administration.