"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Dan J.S. wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Dan J.S. wrote:
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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The totals:
1,853 American soldiers, 194 Coalition soldiers, and approximately
23,589 to 26,705 Iraqi civilians have been killed in Iraq from the
beginning of the war and occupation to August 14.

American soldiers killed from Aug 5-14:

Sergeant Brahim J. Jeffcoat, 25; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Specialist Kurt E. Krout, 43; Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania | Lance
Corporal Chase J. Comley, 21; Lexington, Kentucky | Staff Sergeant
Ramon E. Gonzales Cordova, 30; Davie, Florida | Specialist Anthony N.
Kalladeen, 26; Purchase, New York | Private First Class Hernando Rios,
29; Queens, New York | Private First Class Nathaniel E. Detample, 19;
Morrisville, Pennsylvania | Specialist John Kulick, 35; Harleysville,
Pennsylvania | Specialist GennaroPellegrini Jr., 31; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania | Sergeant Francis J. Straub Jr., 24; Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania | Staff Sergeant Ryan S. Ostrom, 25; Liberty,
Pennsylvania | Specialist Miguel Carrasquillo, 25; River Grove,
Illinois | Sergeant 1st Class Michael A. Benson, 40; Winona, Minnesota
| Lance Corporal Evenor C. Herrera, 22; Gypsum, Colorado | Specialist
Rusty W. Bell, 21; Pocahontas, Arkansas | First Lieutenant David L.
Giaimo, 24; Waukegan, Illinois | Specialist Brian K. Derks, 21; White
Cloud, Michigan | Staff Sergeant Asbury F. Hawn, II, 35; Lebanon,
Tennessee | Specialist Gary L. Reese, Jr., 22; Ashland City, Tennessee
| Sergeant Shannon D. Taylor, 30; Smithville, Tennessee | Specialist
Toccara R. Green, 23; Rosedale, Maryland.

Sources: US Department of Defense, www.icasualties.org, The New York
Times, www.iraqbodycount.net


And this is what their price brought:


... the first battalion of the new Iraqi Army has graduated and is on
active duty.

... over 60,000 Iraqis now provide security to their fellow citizens.

Ahh, today's talking points from the BushLies Administration. Got them
down pat, eh, Danno?

I think over 60 countries established embassies in Iraq too... it's
either 58 or 60 -- but around that number...


So what?

I found your list interesting only in that it showed that we're paying to
rebuild much of what we destroyed, and some years from now, the Iraqis
will have what infrastructure and facilities they had before we bomed
them.

Big woop.

actually most of this did not exist under Saddam... you may be thinking of
our rebuilding of Germany after most of the large cities were leveled... we
did not do that in Iraq...