1. War in Iraq

2. American Military Casualties in Iraq Date Total In combat American Deaths Since war began (3/19/03): 4257 3424 Since “Mission Accomplished”(5/1/03) : 4118 3316 Since capture of Saddam (12/13/03): 3796 3118 Since Handover(6/29/04): 3399 2801 Since Obama Inauguration(1/20/09): 28 19 American Wounded Official: 31089 Estimated: Over 100000 Latest Fatality March 10,2009 Taken from Antiwar.com….Last updated on March 11,2009

3. Iraqi Casualties Police Deaths: 2578 Civilian Deaths: 44,206 Average deaths per day from suicide bombs and vehicle attacks Average deaths per day from gunfire and executions

4. Economic Costs of the war for the United States http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home The state that has the highest cost impact of the war in California estimated to $40,600,000 New York State comes in second with the highest cost impact with $26,500,000 Rounding out the impact on states North Dakota is impacted the least. That is not to say, however, that they too are not suffering. The estimated cost of the war in North Dakota is $404,900 The total cost of the war to date is estimated to be around $311,905,300 and rising with each passing day

5. Obama’s Plans for Iraq Obama Plans to responsibly end the war in Iraq. Upon entering office Barack Obama stated a new mission for the war in Iraq: the effectively end it. The removal of troops will be phased responsibly Obama and Biden will press the Iraqi leaders to take responsibility for the future of their country Obama and Biden will launch an aggressive effort to reach stability in Iraq and the surrounding region Obama is addressing Iraq’s refugee crises

6. bibliography http://www.barackobama.com/issues/iraq/ http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/ http://www.iraqbodycount.org/database/ http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0110/dailyUpdate.html