2. It all started recently with 9/11- is the day that Al Qaeda terrorists took over American Flights and crashed the planes into two of the world trade center towers, the pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania Intelligence reports saying Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. Greed is one of the causes of war with Iraq, oil Number killed in 9/11:Total number killed in attacks: 2,819 Bodies found “intact”: 289 Body parts found : 19,858

3. As of Tuesday, Nov, 10, 2009 at least 4,362 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003 according to an Associated Press count. Since that start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 31,557 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department’s weekly tally.

4. U.S. Monthly Spending in Iraq - $12 billion in 2008 By 2017- The cost will be 1.7 trillion and 2.7 trillion or more Cost of deploying one U.S. soldier for one year in Iraq - $390,000 Missing - $1 billion in tractor trailers, tank recovery vehicles, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and other equipment and services provided to the Iraqi security forces. Number of major U.S. bases in Iraq - 75

5. Troops in Iraq - Total 130,000 U.S. troops, and 500 troops from the UK. Troops from all other nations have been withdrawn. U.S. Troop Casualties - 4,325 US troops; 98% male. 91% non- officers; 82% active duty, 11% National Guard; 74% Caucasian, 9% African-American, 11% Latino. 19% killed by non-hostile causes. 54% of US casualties were under 25 years old. 72% were from the US Army US Troops Wounded - 31,430, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries (total excludes psychological injuries) US Troops with Serious Mental Health Problems - 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3 to 4 months of returning home US Military Helicopters Downed in Iraq - 71 total, at least 36 by enemy fire 144,000 American troops in Iraq right now

6. In late February 2009, US President Barack Obama announced a new 18-month withdrawal window for “combat forces”, with approximately 50,000 troops remaining in the country “ to advise and train Iraqi security forces and to provide intelligence and surveillance. Negotiators have finalised a deal which will see the complete withdrawal of US troops from Iraq by 2011, ending an eight year occupation, the top Iraqi heading the team said.

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