some numbers

[auryn]

Total number of coalition military deaths between the start of war and June 16, 2004: 952 (836 U.S.)

Of those 952, the number killed after President George W. Bush declared “an end to major combat operations” on May 1, 2003: 693

Number of U.S. troops wounded in combat since the war began: 5,134 (Number ill or injured in “non-combat” incidents estimated to be over 11,000)

Number of U.S. troops wounded in combat since President George W. Bush declared “an end to major combat operations” on May 1, 2003: 4,593

Number of civilian contractors, missionaries, and civilian workers killed: 50-90

Number of international media workers killed: 30

Iraqi civilians killed: 9,436 to 11,317
Iraqi civilians injured: 40,000 (est.)

Iraqi soldiers and insurgents killed prior to May 1, 2003: 4,895 to 6,370

The bill so far: $126.1 billion

Additional amount to cover operations through 2004: $25 billion

What $151 billion could have paid for in the U.S.:

Housing vouchers: 23 million

Health care for uninsured Americans: 27 mil.

Salaries for elementary school teachers: 3 mil.

New fire engines: 678,200

Head Start slots: 20 million

Estimated long-term cost of war to every U.S. household: $3,415

Amount contractor Halliburton is alleged to have charged for meals never served to troops and for cost overruns on fuel deliveries: $221 million

Kickbacks received by Halliburton employees from subcontractors: $6 million

Percentage of Americans who now feel that “the situation in Iraq was not worth going to war over.”: 54

Percentage of Iraqis who said they would feel safer if U.S. and other foreign troops left the country immediately: 55

Percentage of U.S. soldiers in Iraq reporting low morale: 52

Percentage of soldiers who said they would not re-enlist: 50

Percentage of wounded unable to return to duty: 64

Number of soldiers whose tours of duty have been extended by the Army: 20,000

Percentage of reserve troops who earn lower salaries while on deployment: 30-40

Fraction of National Guard troops among U.S. force now in Iraq: 1/3

Percentage of U.S. police departments missing officers due to Iraq deployments: 44

Effect on al Qaeda of the Iraq war, according to International Institute for Strategic Studies: “Accelerated recruitment”

Estimated number of al Qaeda terrorists as of May 2004: 18,000 with 1,000 active in Iraq alone.

Percentage of Iraqis expressing “no confidence” in U.S. civilian authorities or coalition forces: 80

Iraq’s oil production in 2002: 2.04 mil. barrels/day

Iraq’s oil production in 2003: 1.33 mil. barrels/day

Price of a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. in May 2004: more than $2

[bobbcat]

Do you have a source for those stats?

[luvmetender]

I was hoping someone would come up with the stats on what the funds spent on this war would have bought if they were spent on our own people. I think about that all the time. Where did you find this info, Auryn?

[auryn]

The numbers came from the DoD's web site (no, not us, the other one ) at pentagon.gov There is no one page that I can link to. You would have to look one by one.

[luvmetender]

Well thanks for putting that together. Great post!

[auryn]

Oh, I can't take credit for it. A friend of mine gave it to me, and I only double-checked the numbers on the web site. But even so I felt it was my patriotic duty to post it here!

[twonky]

Originally Posted by auryn

Oh, I can't take credit for it. A friend of mine gave it to me, and I only double-checked the numbers on the web site. But even so I felt it was my patriotic duty to post it here!

Could you point me to the page on the DoD site where you found these statistics?

What $151 billion could have paid for in the U.S.:

Housing vouchers: 23 million

Health care for uninsured Americans: 27 mil.

Salaries for elementary school teachers: 3 mil.

New fire engines: 678,200

Head Start slots: 20 million

Estimated long-term cost of war to every U.S. household: $3,415

I'm having a hard time finding these over there. I figured since you already double checked them you could find it really quick. Thanks!

[auryn]

Originally Posted by twonky

Could you point me to the page on the DoD site where you found these statistics?

I'm having a hard time finding these over there. I figured since you already double checked them you could find it really quick. Thanks!

I went to the search page and I searched for each one.

But the things you highlighted could be found almost anywhere. All you need to do is simple math to figure out how many elementray school teachers you could hire with that amount of money.

[twonky]

Originally Posted by auryn

I went to the search page and I searched for each one.

But the things you highlighted could be found almost anywhere. All you need to do is simple math to figure out how many elementray school teachers you could hire with that amount of money.

Ok. I must be missing something then. This search thing is new to me.

I went to the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now] and punched in the following:

Percentage of soldiers who said they would not re-enlist: 50

It didn't pull up any page that showed that. Am I not looking in the right place?

[prism68]

Originally Posted by twonky

Ok. I must be missing something then. This search thing is new to me.

I went to the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now] and punched in the following:

Percentage of soldiers who said they would not re-enlist: 50

It didn't pull up any page that showed that. Am I not looking in the right place?

Yes, that is the specific one I was wanting to find, too.
I know several military people and I have heard NONE of them express this sentiment; I find it a rather unbelievable statement.

[auryn]

Originally Posted by twonky

Ok. I must be missing something then. This search thing is new to me.

I went to the [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now] and punched in the following:

Percentage of soldiers who said they would not re-enlist: 50

It didn't pull up any page that showed that. Am I not looking in the right place?

You are typing in far far FAR too many words for one thing. This did not come from a single web page. It took me 2 weeks to find these.

[auryn]

Originally Posted by prism68

Yes, that is the specific one I was wanting to find, too.
I know several military people and I have heard NONE of them express this sentiment; I find it a rather unbelievable statement.

You must know a lot of the brainwashed ones. All of the military people I know except one would not re-enlist. I'm talking like 45 people.

[CagedTroll]

Re-enlistment numbers sound like the results of the Oct. 2003 [Only registered and activated users can see links. Either login above or Register Now]. It was actually 49% "Not Likely" and "Very Unlikely" to re-enlist, back then

Searching for retention and military yields better results than "re-enlistment".

[twonky]

Originally Posted by auryn

You are typing in far far FAR too many words for one thing. This did not come from a single web page. It took me 2 weeks to find these.

Fair enough. I'd just like to know where that one statistic is though. If you found it on the DoD site once, I figured you'd be able to find it again.

Did you find this stat on the DoD site or somewhere else?

By your statement earlier:

The numbers came from the DoD's web site (no, not us, the other one ) at pentagon.gov There is no one page that I can link to. You would have to look one by one.

You made it sound like they all came from the Pentagon website.

[bobbcat]

Some more stats to share:

Casualties of Operation Enduring Freedom as of 06-12-04:
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Just to offer a little perspective, here is a page that covers WWII casualties:

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You will also see links to info on other conflicts.