Intoxination

Iraq By The Numbers – Then And Now

Think Progress has done an outstanding job putting some numbers together comparing the statistics in Iraq three years ago today, when Bush gave his infamous “mission accomplished” speech, to the same figures today:

  May 1, 2003 Today
U.S. Troops Wounded 542 17,469
U.S. Troops Killed
 
139 2,400
Size of U.S. Forces 150,000 132,000
Size of Iraqi Security Forces
 
7,000-9000 250,500
Number of Insurgents 5,000 15,000-20,000
Insurgent Attacks Per Day 8 75
Cost to U.S. Taxpayers $79 billion $320 billion
Approval of Bush’s Handling of Iraq 75% 37%
Percentage of Americans who Believe The Iraq War Was “Worth Fighting” 70% 41%
Bush’s Overall Job Approval 71% 38%

This really puts into perspective what has happened over the past three years. Be sure to check out the rest of their analysis here.

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