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Iraq War Made Simple - Results & Statistics as of October 2005
Your Guide, Deborah White
Dec 3 2005
Reconstruction Costs Estimated at $55 Billion
For your clear and quick reading, I listed key statistics taken from data analyzed by various think tanks, including The Brookings Institution. Most info is presented through November 2, 2005, except as indicated.
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Spent & approved to spend in Iraq $350 billion of US taxpayers' money
Lost & Unaccounted for in Iraq $9 billion of US taxpayers' money
Halliburton Overcharges and Questioned Costs Publicly Known to be Hidden by the Pentagon from Auditors $212 million
Troops Total 174,000, including 152,000 from the US, 8,000 from the UK, and 14,000 from all other nations (other than Iraq)
US Troop Casualities 2,036 US troops; 98% male. 90% non-officers; 75% active duty, 15% National Guard; 74% white, 11% African-American, 11% Latino. 19% killed by non-hostile causes.
Non-US Troop Casualties Total 199, with 97 from the UK.
US Troops Wounded 15,477 (excludes psychological injuries)
Iraqi Military and Police Casualties 3,509
Iraqi Civilians Killed, Estimated 35,700 to 72,100
Iraqi Insurgents Killed, Estimated 48,470
Non-Iraqi Contractors Killed 322
Non-Iraqi Kidnapped 235, including 42 killed, 120 released, 3 escaped, 3 rescued and 67 status unknown.
US Military Helicopters Downed in Iraq 41
Estimated insurgents, June 2003 5,000
Estimated insurgents, September 2005 20,000 - 30,000, including 2,000 foreign nationals
Daily insurgent attacks, Feb 2004 14
Daily insurgent attacks, July 2005 70
Daily insurgent attacks, October 2005 100
Trained Iraqi Troops Needed by July 2006 272,566
Trained Iraqi Troops, Per General Richard Meyers in March 2005 40,000
Trained Iraqi Troops, Per US Senator Joseph Biden in March 2005 4,000
Trained Iraqi Troops, Per US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad in August 2005 "Not very large."
Iraqi Unemployment Rate 27 to 40%
Average Hours Iraqi Homes Have electricity 13.7
Length of Gasoline Lines 1 mile
Hepatitis Outbreaks 2002, 100; 2003, 170; 2004, 200.
Car Traffic Change 500% from July 2003 to Jan 2005
Inflation in 2005 20%
Children Enrolled in Primary School 2000, 3.6 million; 2004, 4.3 million
Telephone Subscribers pre-war, 833,000; September 2005, 4.6 million
World Bank Estimate of Iraq Reconstruction Costs $55.3 billion
Results of Poll Taken in Iraq in August 2005 by the British Ministry of Defense
Iraqis "strongly opposed to presence of coalition troops - 82%
Iraqis who believe Coalition forces are responsible for any improvement in security - less than 1%
Iraqis who feel less secure because of the occupation - 67%
Iraqis who do not have confidence in multi-national forces - 72%
Iraqis who rarely have safe, clean water - 71%
Iraqis who never have enough electricity - 47%
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Your Guide, Deborah White
Dec 3 2005
Reconstruction Costs Estimated at $55 Billion
For your clear and quick reading, I listed key statistics taken from data analyzed by various think tanks, including The Brookings Institution. Most info is presented through November 2, 2005, except as indicated.
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Spent & approved to spend in Iraq $350 billion of US taxpayers' money
Lost & Unaccounted for in Iraq $9 billion of US taxpayers' money
Halliburton Overcharges and Questioned Costs Publicly Known to be Hidden by the Pentagon from Auditors $212 million
Troops Total 174,000, including 152,000 from the US, 8,000 from the UK, and 14,000 from all other nations (other than Iraq)
US Troop Casualities 2,036 US troops; 98% male. 90% non-officers; 75% active duty, 15% National Guard; 74% white, 11% African-American, 11% Latino. 19% killed by non-hostile causes.
Non-US Troop Casualties Total 199, with 97 from the UK.
US Troops Wounded 15,477 (excludes psychological injuries)
Iraqi Military and Police Casualties 3,509
Iraqi Civilians Killed, Estimated 35,700 to 72,100
Iraqi Insurgents Killed, Estimated 48,470
Non-Iraqi Contractors Killed 322
Non-Iraqi Kidnapped 235, including 42 killed, 120 released, 3 escaped, 3 rescued and 67 status unknown.
US Military Helicopters Downed in Iraq 41
Estimated insurgents, June 2003 5,000
Estimated insurgents, September 2005 20,000 - 30,000, including 2,000 foreign nationals
Daily insurgent attacks, Feb 2004 14
Daily insurgent attacks, July 2005 70
Daily insurgent attacks, October 2005 100
Trained Iraqi Troops Needed by July 2006 272,566
Trained Iraqi Troops, Per General Richard Meyers in March 2005 40,000
Trained Iraqi Troops, Per US Senator Joseph Biden in March 2005 4,000
Trained Iraqi Troops, Per US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad in August 2005 "Not very large."
Iraqi Unemployment Rate 27 to 40%
Average Hours Iraqi Homes Have electricity 13.7
Length of Gasoline Lines 1 mile
Hepatitis Outbreaks 2002, 100; 2003, 170; 2004, 200.
Car Traffic Change 500% from July 2003 to Jan 2005
Inflation in 2005 20%
Children Enrolled in Primary School 2000, 3.6 million; 2004, 4.3 million
Telephone Subscribers pre-war, 833,000; September 2005, 4.6 million
World Bank Estimate of Iraq Reconstruction Costs $55.3 billion
Results of Poll Taken in Iraq in August 2005 by the British Ministry of Defense
Iraqis "strongly opposed to presence of coalition troops - 82%
Iraqis who believe Coalition forces are responsible for any improvement in security - less than 1%
Iraqis who feel less secure because of the occupation - 67%
Iraqis who do not have confidence in multi-national forces - 72%
Iraqis who rarely have safe, clean water - 71%
Iraqis who never have enough electricity - 47%
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