2000 and counting...

[michaeledward]

January 31, 2006

The United Kingdom lost is 100th soldier on the ground in Iraq today.

The U.K. has had approximately 8,500 troops in Iraq since the beginning of the conflict. The forces have been stationed mostly in Southern Iraq.

 

[michaeledward]

1,079 days of War

2,300 United States service members dead

What is the name of this conflict?

Why are A/C 130 Gunships returning to Iraq?

 

[michaeledward]

It has been a very good month for American Service members in Iraq.

March 2006 had less than one American fatality per day. February 2004 was the last time American troops had a lower number of fatal casualties.

The other side of the equation is that almost 200 Iraqi security service members died during the month of March.

There have been more than 400 battlefield injuries for American Soldiers in Iraq.

Also, despite the claims that media is reporting from their hotel balconies, well over 60 journalists have died reporting on the Iraq conflict.

Lastly, this is an interesting, if sad, site.
http://www.obleek.com/iraq/index.html

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Interesting link. Thank you.

 

[michaeledward]

2,400 United States service members have died in Iraq.

 

[michaeledward]

Three years ago today....

2,260 American Service Personnel fatalities later.

 

[shesulsa]

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[michaeledward]

Today, icasualties.org is reporting the 2,500 United States Service member death in Iraq.

 

[michaeledward]

icasualties.org is reporting that 2,601 and American Service members have died in Iraq since the beginning of the invasion.

While we have been distracted by Israel and Lebanon, and British airplanes, and the North Slope of Alaska, and while I was out fishing today, our service members are still being killed in the occupation of Iraq.

 

[michaeledward]

2,700

As of today.

 

[michaeledward]

Today, www.icasualties.org is reporting 2,800 American service members having died in Iraq.

The President of the United States declared the 'End of Major Combat Operations' at a point in time where 140 American service members having lost their lives.

 

[jazkiljok]

US Non Mortal Casuaties:
including non-hostile and medical evacuations

TOTAL - NON-MORTAL CASUALTIES 33,838

 

[michaeledward]

www.icasualties.org is reporting 2,900 American service members as having died in Iraq.

 

[terryl965]

:asian:

 

[Tez3]

The numbers seem hard to comprehend when just written down.

Every year in August I pack up our car and head off for the South of France for a well deserved holiday in the sun, lazing on the beach. We catch the ferry from Dover to Calais and zoom off down the motorway till we get to St. Tropez. In the north of France you pass fields and villages with small graveyards in from World War 1. The year before last we thought we should stop and visit one, so we went to a place called Vimy.
You enter the site through a wood, still cordoned off because of unstable munitions from that war. You park up and can look round the trenches that are still there, grassed over and dry, the day we went the sun was shining. You marvel at the immense size of the craters left by the shells then you wander off on the paths to where the cemetaries are. There isn't one big one rather a few, each surrounded by small stone walls with wrought iron gates. The grass is immaculate, there are no weeds to be seen, beautiful roses are everywhere. And you look at the rows and rows and rows of white headstones, in their pristine lines. There are some people walking up and down, you meet their eyes but say nothing, there is nothing to say. It's peaceful, quiet and we walked silently along the paths looking at the gravestones, they give the name, regiment and age. They were all so young,some even 16. At this time in the war all these young men would have been volunteers, rushing off to the recruiting office wanting to do their bit for King and Country, trusting the powers that be that this was a just war, wanting to do the right thing. So many dead.
Leaving the cemetaries, we didn't visit them all it would have taken hours maybe days, we went onto the memorial. You have to walk up a long road to get to the Vimy Ridge Memorial, it's huge, imposing and stunning. It was built with money raised by public subscription in Canada. Walking around it you can read all the names of the fallen, thousands of them. it is humbling.
Of course it's right that we are prepared to fight and die for our freedom and rights but it has to be a just war. we have to be able to trust that our leaders aren't sacrificing our troops for political points.
When I read the title of this thread, '2000 dead' I was immediately taken back to Vimy, all those graves, all those young lives lost. We really haven't learnt anything have we?

 

[michaeledward]

Icasualties.org is reporting 3,000 American service members have died in Iraq since the invasion of March 20, 2003.

For Tez3 ... 127 of your countrymen have died in this time period.

Other members of the 'coalition' have lost 124 service men and women.

So, we end the year in Iraq with 3250 military members having lost their lives.

Also, at least 377 contractors have died in Iraq. These contractors are often doing jobs that once were part of the military, but can be farmed out at a far greater expense; transferring public wealth to private companies.

In my opinion, this is but the beginning of the price our service men and women will pay.


In sorrow,

Michael

 

[Rich Parsons]

Just to share. The link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070101/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq has it reported that 3000 have now died in Iraq.

 

[michaeledward]

3,100

 

[jetboatdeath]

Go over and stop it.

 

[michaeledward]

Go over and stop it.

I am wondering if you have any idea what you are saying?