Talking Points: Status in Iraq

QUICK IRAQ STATS:

US Troop Levels

· August 2007: 164,000

· January 2007: 137,000

Casualties

· Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Sept. 4, 2007: 3,739

· Confirmed U.S. military wounded as of Sept. 4, 2007: 27,662

· U.S. civilians who are government contractors deaths as of June 30, 2007: 1,001

· Iraqi Civilian Deaths: more than 66,000, with estimates up to 655,000

· Iraqi deaths in August 2007: At least 1,975

· Assassinated Iraqi academics: 331

· Journalists killed on assignment: 112

Cost

· $12 billion/month, $10 billion/month on Iraq alone

· Total cost to U.S. government so far is more than $448 billion

· Projected cost of providing medical care and disability to vets of Iraq and Afghanistan: $350-$700 billion

Internal Refugees

· 2.2 million people, with an estimated 750,000 internally displaced since beginning of 2006

· The number of registered displaced families inside Iraq has doubled since January 1, 2007 from 447,337 to 1.1 million as of July 31, 2007.

Emigrants:

· Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad. August 28, 07, more than 2 million.

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