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AMERICAN CASUALTIES / INJURIES IRAQ CASUALTIES / INJURIES The current sum of U.S. casualties is 4,379 troops. 54% of these were younger then 25 years old Number of troops wounded through September 2009 is 31,669 20% of those being serious brain injuries. Iraq police and soldiers killed was 9,381 An estimate of 600,000 Iraq civilian casualties
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The Costs of War U.S. spending per second in 2008 was 5,000 dollars U.S. 2008 monthly spending was $12 billion U.S. monthly spending in 2009 was $7.3 billion as of Oct. 2009 Cost of deploying one U.S. soldier to Iraq $390,000 Spent & Approved War Spending – about $900 billion
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A “Change” of Plans New president Barrack Obama says that his plan for Iraq is to begin troop withdraw by Aug. 2010 And all remaining troops by Dec. 2011 “Let me say this as plainly as I can,” Mr. Obama said. “By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end.”
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Bibliography BAKER, PETER. "With Pledges to Troops and Iraqis, Obama Details Pullout - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2010.. "Topic A -- Obama's Plan for Iraq - washingtonpost.com." washingtonpost.com - nation, world, technology and Washington area news and headlines. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2010.. White, Deborah. "Iraq War Facts, Statistics at February 16, 2010 - Iraq War Casualties, Spending, Iraqi Quality of Life." Liberal & Progressive Politics & Perspectives. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Mar. 2010.. MLA formatting by BibMe.org.
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