Iraq War Facts & Stats
US soldiers killed: 4,481
Seriously wounded: 32,195
Psychological damage: 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3-4 months of returning home.
Journalists killed: 229
Iraqi Police & soldiers killed: 10,125
Estimated Iraqi civilian deaths: Between 108,000 and 150,000 although there’s criticism that that only includes deaths reported by media agencies.
Coalition deaths: 318
Private contractor deaths: 550
Approved & spent: $900 billion taxpayer money through Nov 2010.
Lost & unaccounted for: $9 billion and $549.7 million in spare parts shipped to contractors.
Lost and reported stolen: $6.6 billion dollars earmarked for Iraq reconstruction, reported on June 14, 2011 and called “the largest theft of funds in national history.”
Missing: $1 billion in equipment provided to the Iraqi security forces.
Mismanaged & wasted: $10 billion, per Feb ‘07 Congressional hearings.
Halliburton charges Pentagon has called unreasonable & unsupported: $1.4 billion
Annual air-conditioning cost in Iraq & Afghanistan: $20.2 billion
Percent of professionals who have left Iraq since 2003: 40%
Iraqi physicians before the Invasion: 34,000. Those who left: 12,000. Those murdered: 2,000.
