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Iraq: An introduction

Iraq: Facts and FiguresOfficial name: Republic of Iraq Capital: Baghdād Area: 169,235 sq miOccupation- Services: 66%GDP: $ 12,602 millions

How the war started

•March 2003

•Undeclared war since 1991

Gulf War

Overproduction of OilOil Prices FallsCosts Iraq $14 BillionOperation Desert Storm

America Depends on OilOil ReservesEstablish Military BasesRemove Threat to IsraelPayment in EurosMaintain Dollar Value

September 11, 2001Over 3000 DeadWhose to blame?Saddam Hussein / Osama bin Laden

70% believe Saddam is Responsible

“Weapons of Mass Destruction”“Slam-Dunk Case”No weapons ever existed“War is my absolute last option”

“Pottery Barn Rule” “You break it: You own it”

Other Countries Support28 countriesAustraliaDenmark El SalvadorHondurasItalyJapan

Presidential Candidates and the WarHilary Clinton: Voted YES, now Opposed

John Edwards: Voted YES, now Opposed

Chris Dodd: Voted YES, not Opposed

Mike Gravel and Dennis Kucinich against war from the beginning

Effects of war

Pros for United StatesOil

Terrorism

Employment

Pros for Iraq

Freedom from dictatorship

Religious Tolerance

Renovations and development

Cons for United States

Deaths

Money

Increased terrorism

Political Pressure

Cons for Iraq

Deaths

Nuclear emissions

Political Instability

Chaos

Statistics

US SPENDING IN IRAQ

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. Daily Spending in Iraq - over $270 million, in November 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.

Mismanaged & Wasted in Iraq - $10 billion, per Feb 2007 Congressional hearings

Halliburton Overcharges Classified by the Pentagon as Unreasonable and Unsupported - $1.4 billion

Amount paid to KBR, a former Halliburton division, to supply U.S. military in Iraq with food, fuel, housing and other items - $20 billion

Portion of the $20 billion paid to KBR that Pentagon auditors deem "questionable or supportable" - $3.2 billion Number of major U.S. bases in Iraq - 75

Troops In Iraq Iraqi Troops Trained and Able to Function Independent of U.S. Forces - 6,000 as of May 2007 (per NBC's "Meet the Press" on May 20, 2007)

Troops in Iraq - Total 186,589, including 175,000 from the US, 5,000 from the UK, 2,000 from Georgia, 1,200 from South Korea and 3,389 from all other nations

US Troop Casualties - 3,867 US troops; 98% male. 90% non-officers; 80% active duty, 12% National Guard; 74% Caucasian, 10% African-American, 11% Latino. 18% killed by non-hostile causes. 51% of US casualties were under 25 years old. 70% were from the US Army

Non-US Troop Casualties - Total 304, with 171 from the UK US Troops Wounded - 28,489, 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 - 68 total, at least 36 by enemy

fire

Private Contractors in Iraq, Working in Support of US Army Troops - More than 180,000 in August 2007, per The Nation/LA Times.

Journalists killed - 123, 83 by murder and 40 by acts of war Journalists killed by US Forces - 14

Iraqi Police and Soldiers Killed - 7,648

Iraqi Civilians Killed, Estimated - A UN issued report dated Sept 20, 2006 stating that Iraqi civilian casualties 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 casualties at over 600,000.

American Military Casualties in IraqAmerican Deaths Total In Combat

Since war began (3/19/03) 3876 3181

Since “Mission Accomplished” (5/1/03) 3737 3073

Since capture of Saddam (12/13/03) 3415 2875

Since Handover (6/29/04) 3017 3548

Since Election (1/31/05) 2439 2285

American Wounded Official Estimated 23,000-28530

Total Wounded 100,000

Rebuilding Iraq

Years to come….

Conclusion

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