Iraq War Statistics as of Oct 17, 2007

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Iraq War Statistics as of Oct 17, 2007

* Spent & Approved War-Spending - About $600 billion of US taxpayers' funds.
* President Bush has requested another $200 billion for 2008, which would bring the cumulative total to close to $800 billion.
* U.S. Monthly Spending in Iraq - $12 billion, in 2007
* U.S. Daily Spending in Iraq - over $200 million, in 2007
* Cost of deploying one U.S. soldier for one year in Iraq - $390,000
* Lost & Unaccounted for in Iraq - $9 billion of US taxpayers' money and $549.7 milion in spare parts shipped in 2004 to US contractors.

TROOPS IN IRAQ

* US Troop Causalities - 3,831 US troops; Non-US Troop Casualties - Total 302, with 170 from the UK
* US Troops Wounded - 28,276, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries (total excludes psychological injuries)
* Iraqi Civilians Killed, Estimated - A UN issued report dated Sept 20, 2006 stating that Iraqi civilian causalities have been significantly under-reported. Casualties are reported at 50,000 to over 100,000, but may be much higher. Some informed estimates place Iraqi civilian causalities at over 600,000.

QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS

* Iraqi Unemployment Rate - 27 to 60%, where curfew not in effect
* Consumer Price Inflation in 2006 - 50%
* Iraqi Children Suffering from Chronic Malnutrition - 28% in June 2007
* Percent of professionals who have left Iraq since 2003 - 40%
* Iraqi Physicians Before 2003 Invasion - 34,000
* Iraqi Physicians Who Have Left Iraq Since 2005 Invasion - 12,000
* Average Daily Hours Iraqi Homes Have Electricity - 1 to 2 hours,
* Number of Iraqi Homes Connected to Sewer Systems - 37%
* Iraqis without access to adequate water supplies - 70%